# Army Video is real? (Link included) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 5, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265 "2004-04-05T00:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/1 "2004-04-05T00:43:07Z")
I was recently shown this video and it leads me to question whether or not its real… the site doesnt give any details (Kind of a disturbing piece of video) (mods: feel free to close this thread if its unacceptable.) [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/helicopterkills.html](http://www.ebaumsworld.com/helicopterkills.html) What could they have been doing and where? Is this the army or US armed forces? Is there any other information on this video and is this real? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/2 "2004-04-05T00:52:09Z")
They pretty much beat the issue to death [on this message board](http://www.expectnothing.com/index.php?page=story&post=3266). Apparently it’s part of much larger video. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/3 "2004-04-05T00:55:32Z")
Sorry forget to add this to the last message. This is from the referenced message board. > [@](#): > > Here`s the story > Iraq: U.S. Helicopter Kills Seven Iraqi Fighters > Tikrit, 14 November 2003 (RFE/RL) – The U.S. military today said a U.S. Apache helicopter killed seven Iraqis who were about to launch a rocket attack on a U.S. base. > > A U.S. military spokeswoman, Josslyn Aberle, said the helicopter spotted the Iraqis late yesterday about 30 kilometers north of Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. > > The spokeswoman said the seven were believed to be Hussein loyalists. One other Iraqi was wounded in the attack and captured while another Iraqi escaped. > > U.S. soldiers later went to the area and discovered more than 600 missiles and rockets in two bunkers and on a flatbed truck. > > In southern Baghdad, a roadside bomb exploded early today and injured two U.S. soldiers. > Copyright © 2003. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. [www.rferl.org](http://www.rferl.org) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/4 "2004-04-05T01:08:14Z")
Is this the same story? Only three figures- not seven - are seen on the video, even the longer version. ---
**Author:** ![chefIL11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/5 "2004-04-05T01:14:56Z")
longer version you say? Can you link me? ---
**Author:** ![sterwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@sterwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sterwill)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/6 "2004-04-05T20:37:49Z")
There’s a longer version with much more intro (radio conversations asking for permisison to engage) at [http://www.militaryvideos.net/](http://www.militaryvideos.net/). The video is called “AH-64 Apache mission in Iraq” and you’ll need a BitTorrent client to download it. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/7 "2004-04-05T20:42:38Z")
We discussed it a couple of months ago in this pit thread… [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235499&highlight=apache](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=235499&highlight=apache) ---
**Author:** ![toadspittle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/8 "2004-04-05T20:45:58Z")
Reminds me of the AC-130 gunship video that was making the rounds during Afghanistan. War is some hard-core stuff. ---
**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/army-video-is-real-link-included/238265/9 "2004-04-06T04:04:03Z")
So if you are in the military, you can just request a video of what you have just done?