Julian Assange and the dark secrets of war | DW Documentary
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- On June 25, 2024, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to walk free following a deal with the US government. Does this surprising end to the publisher’s many years of criminal prosecution and imprisonment signal a positive outcome for press freedom?
Turkish journalist Can Dündar, who was also imprisoned on similar charges in Turkey and now lives in exile in Germany, and co-director Sarah Mabrouk followed the Assange case for the last six months before his release. Dündar sees it as the most important trial for press freedom in this century. In this documentary, Dündar decides not to focus on the controversial figure of Assange, but instead on his most controversial publication: “Collateral Murder”, a video which shows possible war crimes committed by US soldiers in 2007 in an attack in Baghdad during the Iraq war. The recording shows journalists and Iraqi civilians being gunned down by US soldiers in an Apache helicopter.
Dündar’s investigations take him from Iceland to the US and Iraq, as he follows the story of the infamous video. He tracks down one of the only two Iraqi survivors of the attack - a boy who was 10 years old at the time - and a US soldier who was directly involved in the incident. Dündar invited the two to meet for the first time 17 years later. The encounter makes the disturbing long-term consequences of war and the lasting pain on both sides vividly apparent.
Following the publication of the video, the US military conducted an internal investigation, after which none of the soldiers were brought to trial. For Julian Assange, however, it was a different story: It was the first time in American history that publishing information the government considered secret was successfully treated as a crime.
Dündar was able to accompany Julian Assange’s wife, Stella, and their two children on one of their last visits to Belmarsh maximum security prison and to the hearings at Britain's High Court. Although Assange is now free, Dündar asks what the ruling means for journalism. What will happen if journalists around the world stop reporting on war crimes, corruption or government wrongdoing for fear of conviction under an espionage law? The long-term implications of the Assange case are only just beginning to emerge. The film tells a gripping and highly topical story about the fight for truth.
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“The first casualty of war is the truth, followed by its messengers”.
Thank you for this documentary. Very necessary.
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@@DWDocumentary is it possible to donate to the 2 children and the soldier that saved them?
And these types of war crimes continue in the world. A very clear example of them is the genocide currently happening to the Palestinians by Israel, with the assistance of missile and arms sales from the United States and Germany, resulting in the deaths of around 30,000 people, mostly children and women. The intrusion into other countries, invading and committing acts of crimes against humanity, persists, and the media continues to support this, both in the Middle East and Latin America. It’s essential to shed light on these hidden truths and expose the impact of war on innocent lives.
And these types of war crimes continue in the world. A very clear example of them is the genocide currently happening to the Palestinians by Israel, with the assistance of missile and arms sales from the United States and Germany, resulting in the deaths of around 30,000 people, mostly children and women. The intrusion into other countries, invading and committing acts of crimes against humanity, persists, and the media continues to support this, both in the Middle East and Latin America. It’s essential to shed light on these hidden truths and expose the impact of war on innocent lives.
And these types of war crimes continue in the world. A very clear example of them is the genocide currently happening to the Palestinians by Israel, with the assistance of missile and arms sales from the United States and Germany, resulting in the deaths of around 30,000 people, mostly children and women. The intrusion into other countries, invading and committing acts of crimes against humanity, persists, and the media continues to support this, both in the Middle East and Latin America. It’s essential to shed light on these hidden truths and expose the impact of war on innocent lives.
To reveal these things isn't a crime, is a public service.
how could any decent human being see this and not let everyone know?
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Depends on your perspective. I guess when people learn about this in isolation while also being told that Hezbollah is a benign ‘people’s revolution’ as Assange did in his RT project in 2012, then it becomes propaganda. The reality is that Islamic extremism is not benign, and Assange is well aware that it isn’t. He just supports violence when it’s in support of his ideology.
Excuse me? Reveal things are not a crime but using Intel for blackmail is.
@@Quantolosophyno its not
I'm an Assange activist that has spent the last 9 years fighting to free Assange. I have watched and listened to the collateral murder video more times than I can count. Literally hundreds of times. It haunts me. I have been with veterans that completely break down when they see or hear it. To see these beautiful, good men seek healing with each other is a small mercy. I hope they find some peace. Freeing Julian has brought me some peace but there is no escaping the reality of the world we are living in. We all have to demand am end to all war. Period. We can't keep doing this to one another. We are killing more than people, we are killing our humanity. I know that after watching this many people will pray for these survivors. I'm asking you to do one more thing - make a couple phone calls to your representatives and tell them that you want to end all of our wars. Talk to your family and friends and ask them to stop feeding their children to the war machine. 22 veterans a day commit suicide. There are no winners in war. 💜
Julian Assange was just searching for fame trying to become famous always trying to get his name out there. He thought he would be some kind of rock star on the internet. He was a tool that's all he was about
You sound like an absolutely wonderful person, and i personally wanted you to know that my friend, and thank you. Peace and love ✌️ 😊❤
Wars are always tragedies, but while starting a war only requires one party, ending a war requires the cooperation of all parties. You can't simply stop a war by demanding it from your politician.
Thank you 👋👋👋
My concern is that many are driven into war by socio economic factors. Some see opportunities to gain skills, education, and for some its just a job. By the time they realise the hell they've in, the damage is done. In with the next group. So this should probably be another way of measuring a country's level of success and development, whether people join the army because they have to, or because they sense a duty.
I get the feeling that the young Iraqi man just saved the life of the man who saved him - the power of forgiveness and peace for all.
Doesn't matter when you go, when you do go... it was your time to go. That's how it works. God is All Knowing of everything that has been, and what is to come, God is all powerful. He's always asking for money... Apparently He just can't handle money. 🤔🤷🏻♂️
God bless you
You could see in that moment his life had changed.
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yes.
Ethan's story and Sajad's forgiveness broke my heart. What a powerful piece of journalism! Unfortunately, I can't even begin to imagine the comparable scale of what has been happening in Gaza.
you mean the a murderer and the victim?
😥many innocent people are being slaughtered in Gaza..absolutely heartbreaking..
Two days ago I was watching "The war you don't see" and now this another jewel. People need to see the dark side of wars. A lot of thanks to the brave journalists!
Thanks
Watch: ''The Mauritanian'' It's incredible how people live get destroyed and there is not consequences whatsoever
Wars have always been dark on all sides in every facet, I have never thought any different
There’s a light side to wars?🤣
Is it about war tho?
It comforts me to know there are people with integrity, bravery, and kindness. One cannot tell another's character simply by looking at their outward appearance.
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"Shit like that was happening every day ..." 😭 Devastating to imagine how many families were broken by war crimes and violence like this.
Hello beautiful how are you doing today?
Watching this from Mombasa, Kenya. Very touching documentary. Thank you DW and the Turkish journalist. God bless you all.
And God bless Kenya. My second home
@@Brother_frojd God bless you too brother
This was a beautiful documentary, I like how they didn't speak too much about Assange. It really highlights how much America tried to draw attention away from the real subject of war crimes and murder, as well as the damage to both sides by spotlighting Assange as a scapegoat.
Your comment conveniently ignores how he purposefully did not publish Russian documents, targeted Hillary Clinton to interfere with the US election timing the release to benefit Trump and much much more on those topics
True!
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Spot on. They chased Assange instead of the war criminals.
85 % of the populace neither know nor interested to know or even care for truth!
Thanks for this documentary.
I am in tears!! shame on humanity! shame on US!!!
Zionists States of America. That's it.
only US does such things???
It's USI.. United States of IsRaEl
@leor9883 you're asking a stupid question the killers here US.
@@leor9883it’s literally a hand of people reported at the amount of souls we are in this world
What an incredibly well made and important documentary! Standing ovation over here. Thank you for creating it, and getting it in front of the world
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Absolutely agree!
I can't stop crying. Thank you for all the work you did to put this film together!
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I have the same feeling 😞
One of the most relevant and important pieces of journalism that has been released in recent times.
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LOL you're comitting exactly the same crimes in Gaza everyday.
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Wow, that brought tears when that soldier from Kansas described his true feelings of that day.
Its clearer where all the suicides come from during the War on Terror. Guilt. Even in 'real' wars like WW2, Korea, Vietnam, with much, much greater carnage the suicides were lower. Leadership, failed the last generation of warriors. It made many of them killers, not warriors.
and not when innocent men and children are being shot? wow
I believe in my heart that Julian Assange is an absolute HERO ❤🎉
I absolutely agree with you and I'm so glad that he's back home here in Australia with his family I'm shore he's is suffering PTSD for what he's gone through
One of the best documentaries of all time!
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Never cried so much while watching a documentary
What an amazing documentary!!!! Thank you DW
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@@DWDocumentary Please do a documentary about the war crimes in Gaza and how Germany prohibits and criminalises any protest against the war crimes committed against Palestinians in their own land.
@@DWDocumentaryYou're allowing Israel to do exactly the same EVERYDAY in Gaza and supporting it 100%.
@@ES-gc3yw Go protest infront of the Hamas headquarters in Qatar and Turkiye. Why are you dancing in Germany??
Im watching from Papua New Guinea, cant stop crying!, its in forgiveness that we find peace.The healing process takes time but they will eventually get there!..Thank you DW and this brave Turkish journalist🙏.
you're right,you most be a nice person, how are you doing today?
@@BiggergTersoo Thanks, im doing well.
I’m in Australia & I fully lost it 😢😢
What a privilege to share the testimonies of these people. What beautiful spirits the two men have. Thank you for making this important documentary 🙏
The Truth Shall Prevail.
Much Respekt to all Journalists around the World for Exposing Corrupt Governments.
Show this in every american school, show them what their countries does and has done for almost a century show them.
I remember being age 20 when we invaded Iraq, and I thought what does Iraq have to do with 9-11?
Everyone must know something I dont...
Now I know it was partly for oil and partly to establish another stronghold in the middle east.
@@Scorch428And, for Israel.
@@MrSantiagoo99 every country for 1000 of years
@@Scorch428 try and read Fiona Barnetts, 'Eyes Wide Open'. Its free on the internet. It explains alot.
The whole world needs to see this documentary.
Dear Ethan McCord, your pain is heartbreaking, but I want you to know that you aren't done here on earth, that your life has immense purpose, and that the scars we carry today make us uniquely qualified to be of service, the very best kind of service, to those who are as deeply wounded and alone. Our experience, no matter how traumatic, is useful...it must be, or we will never make sense of it. We MUST make sense of it, or it eats us alive. Find a purpose for it, and give it a job, dear Ethan. We the wounded in Florida thank you.
If I may, I will join you, @cottagefarmflowers, with your message to Ethan, even if I might slightly disagree.
Some things simply do not make sense, some things, like the ineffable horror you experienced, are more than some people can handle, but please Ethan, please remember you saved a life.
This makes you an enormous person.
Bigger than any soldier, bigger than any platoon commander, bigger and better than any President.
I cannot fathom the depths of your sadness and self-destructive feelings, but from far away, I want to say, mate, you are a hero. I wish I knew you.
❤😊❤ lovely words to see after the tears I just shed watching this
Great job and courage from all the real journalists who seek the truth.
This documentary is AMAZING!!! I have the utmost respect for the soldier (Ethan) who spoke from his heart; his honesty was mind-blowing. Ethan should not be living in financial hardship; he has a story to tell and people should listen.
Truth is golden.
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Incredible.. I always liked DW contents, but this was the first that made me cry. I felt sorrows of both side’s. Because the truth was covered, I am sure same situation is happening at Gaza and other conflicts in the world.
This is one of the most powerful documentaries I came across. Brilliantly executed .
@DWDocumentary your documentaries have always been amazing but this one has a level of rawnesses and emotion I have not seen in prior documentaries. This one is a 10.
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Really good. Really moving. Really sobering. Really tragic.
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Incredibly well made, this one really hit me hard. Thanks for making this, these documentaries are really important so people see the reality of war.
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This is definitely one of your best works.
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@@DWDocumentary it should definitely win some kind of major award.
The tears of the soldier who realize the truth is what a truthful person do he is my hero ❤
He’s mine too.
That’s a man who is living with trauma.
Those guys are Heroes full of kindness
It's so sad to be considered a hero and a villain at the same time. I will probably never experience war firsthand, but the potent mix of this short chronicle has given me a glimpse into the world of war, something I wouldn't have felt if it wasn't for it. Too much pain
Hope you find your peace Mr. McCord. God bless.
Thank you to the man whom told the truth about that day🌎☮️🙏💜💜💜
The glimpse of humanity in the horror of war crimes made me cry. I can't thank you enough for this incredible documentary..I do believe that truth is the first casualty of war..we can see it and feel it everyday in Gaza..
This a seriously moving documentary. Thank you.
My country needs to come clean about this massively disturbing incident we just saw. They probably won't ever, but they damn well need to.
My endless respect to the eyewitness for their bravery in telling the truth, and all the love for Assange.
Send a copy of this to Bush and Cheney
If there is people who deserve an Apache helicopter hovering over them...
They saw this video
Or Obama
Or Trump, or Biden.
This video about Julian Assange should get at least 15 million total views in addition to being uploaded to @frontline PBS Official.
But it's not about Julian Assnage. It's about some guy from Turkey.
Frontline is thoroughly dishonest.
Frontline/PBS aren't what you think they are
Thank you, citizen McCord!!!
2:51 that woman is a badass, grabbing and pushing the would be assassin. Kudos to her quick action for saving his life
It was pointing down though..
@@Mohazz88 What exactly do you think you are achieving with this ridiculous pedantic point? The author of the comment is exactly right, and thought exactly what at least some of the rest of us did.
@@SvalbardSleeperDistrict lol look at the gun again. He even lifted his leg. Either he's a bad shot or wanted to miss.
looked staged
@@Mohazz88 looked faked to me lol
This was so powerful. I am truly moved. This piece deserves an award.
This is an incredibile job. It is thanks to journalists like you that democracy can survive
Thank you so much for making this documentary and putting it out on CZcams to watch for free👍🥰 This is a Great action for Peace❤️🙏 greetings from Norway
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Heartbreaking, by all means.
Thank you DW!!!
Live your life in happiness and joy, Julian and family. Finally. You started opening our eyes. I am SO sorry you had to sacrifice so many years of your life. Blessings
Julian is a very brave man, I'm glad he is free!!!
Dear Ethan you are very strong its a great step you are talking the truth !!!!
you're right,you seems to be a nice person, how are you doing y?😊
Thank you PUBLIC SERVICE!
Thank you! This needs to be shared as much as possible.
This documentary is so touching and has brought me to tears. The story of the children who were caught up in the attack and the soldier who rescued them had to be told. I hope the grown children and the soldier can find Peace.
Julian Assange did the right thing in publishing the Collateral Murder video. I am so grateful he did.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this documentary.
hello friend how are you doing today?
Those videos are haunting....
Wow this documentary was incredible, so moving and eye opening! Great job Sarah Mabrouk!!
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Grateful to hear the truth, thankyou for telling us. Despite the waste and horror, forgiveness saves lives.
Stay strong Ethan , for yourself and your son. God Bless
Brought tears to eyes 😢😢
Ethan is a great human being
Who will punish the criminals responsible for those war crimes?
This was amazing and so powerfully moving is all I can say. To see the people involved and affected as real human beings in all their humanity and fragility, just brings it all home. Wishing Julian and his family all the best in his new start here in Australia. He should go down in history as nothing less than a most courageous fighter for freedom, truth and democracy. He did not become a martyr for it, thank goodness. Lord knows there's been too many of those.
One Of The Best Doc. I Ever Seen.🙏
I hope Julian gets the recognition he deserves, and he and his family get to live in peace. Thanks to the people who made this documentary. And thank you Mr McCord. 😢💔
It's a very sentimental documentary...I also had tears in my eyes flowing freely...thank you for the wonderful documentary
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I was in tears watching the American solder cry because he recognized the damage he was doing by being part of the hate for muslims in America. I felt that in the video call Sajjad had to tell him directly how was his life destroyed after that minute. Right now, we have a lot of retired soldiers from Colombia going to fight in the side of Ukraine, a lot of them getting killed in the first month. I just feel this keep repeating and repeating it self, people believing they are fighting for the right side, in a war there is never a RIGHT side.
God Bless you Ethan
and The soulful child now Handsome Man.
You both are the light 🕯️🕯️🙏🙏 along with my Hero Julian Assange ❣️
Absolutely ❤
I am sobbing watching this. It is truly heartbreaking what is done to innocent people and the barers of truth who expose evil. Brilliant documentary, thank you🙏🏼
Best doco I've seen in a while!
An incredible documentary. Such a human documentary. It was beautifully hearing the veteran's story and that of the survivor. The survivor forgiving the vet may just have saved his life. There are no winners in war. Julian is a hero in my books
What a brilliant but heartbreaking documentary. Since Assange's release, I've seen snippets of Collateral Murder numerous times, with no sense of the lives of the people affected. To follow up on one of the children involved and see clearly the suffering that he still obviously carries today, was devastating. People say that time heals and that life moves on, but for victims of war crimes, you simply can never recover from that. And now we are seeing the same thing, and probably worse, in Gaza today. This is societal-wide trauma which can never be healed. We can't forget this!!! 😢😢😢
Watching this from Germany. Thanks DW for such a heartbreaking but necessary documentary. These people need to be seen and heard, these stories need to be told. We owe a lot to the people of Iraq. I cannot express how much I feel in pain for all of the civilian lives lost because the U.S decided to play God.
There are here a few jewels shining like diamonds in a bleak world
Tears of joy when Julian was released
24 June 2024 ✊
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yeah everyone was happy,you seems to be a nice person, how are you doing today?
Thank you Julian Assange for publishing Wikileaks. Thus you open the eyes of the world about the crime members of the US military commit in Afghanistan.
The quest for truth has no ending... May we continue...
Profound, raw, and liberating. Still, my heart is currently a mixed bag of feelings and extreme emotions, from anger to disbelief, from sadness to cautious joy. This has been one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. Thank you, DW, for the amazing work.
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Great piece of journalism, hope all humanity wakes up to understand the atrocities of war n’y held al government’s accountable
Now I fully understand why they come back with PTSD. This is very sad
Always the top quality of documentaries are made by DW. Well done again. Brought me to tears.
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What a touching piece. Being an Iranian that is not living there anymore, there is not a single day that the thoughts of the potential war on my country and my family living there stops haunting me.
Thank you!
Thank you for airing this!
a miracle happened from God that the American soldier and the Iraq man could even speak to each other....forgiveness is the only solution may these two men and their families move forward one step at a time
Thank you Julian, for what you have done for us all.
Thank you Can and Sarah, for making this documentary.
Thank you Ethan for sharing your story and beeing you, I pray that you find it in your heart to forgive yourself and live a good and happy life.
Thank you Sajad, for still having light and forgiveness in your heart.
Thank you all, who live and fight for the truth.
BS. The Iraqi hasn't forgiven squat, has no light in his heart. Watch him again. If he isn't now radicalized he could be. The contempt that guy has for all Americans could scorch the sun.
Stellar journalism from DW here. DW dares to go where corporate media never can, exposing truths that would otherwise be hidden from us all.
not an easy watch...
Wow. No words...just thanks for having the courage to tell the story.
One of the most powerful documentary storytelling I have ever seen.. Respect to the whole team, amazing piece of work❤
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Inshallah ben zo blij voor die jongen en zijn zuster en voor de soldaat die ze gered heeft hoop dat ze rust in hun hart hebben voor altijd.
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Outstanding journalism, Thank you
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Absolutely amazing documentary ❤. One of the best documentary from DW and an brilliant piece of journalism.Iam very happy that Ethan & Sajjad got to see & talk with each other after so many years.Ethan is a very good guy deep down who saved Sajjad and his sister all those years ago and now Sajjad saved Ethan through his words❤.
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Powerful documentary
That's a very good piece of journalism. That level of empathy... the meeting of the young man from Iraq and the the US ex-soldier was very moving. I'm so thankful that this documentation exists. Why can't be more people in the US be like the one who saved the Iraqi children. What we need is peace, not wars.
Kudos to Assange, Dündar and to all revealing truth.
So sad!Broken by war I hope they both find peace in their hearts!!Brilliant documentary!!!
Thank you DW news....I raised four sons and when they were very young I was terrified of having to send them to war...that was back when the draft was still in effect.......I was spared......however this show confirms for me , my instincts .
I have seen the video of the colateral murder some time ago; did not understand much as I couldn't put the pieces together but the approach and how is presented here the journalist is breathtaking, congratulations and thanks for putting this together. And for those two survivors, I pray for them to find peace.