On the Dark Side in Al Doura - A Soldier in the Shadows

 

“Circulating on the internet now is a new film “On the Dark Side in Al Doura,” which focuses on U.S. Army Ranger John Needham’s experience in Iraq where he witnessed war crimes and some rather grim atrocities.  He tried to blow the whistle on that and he, in the process of being there, was blown up like 14 times, had traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress, shrapnel throughout his body, ended up back here in the U.S. under some dire situations, and is now deceased.(?)

U.S. Army Ranger John Needham, who was awarded two purple hearts and three medals for heroism, wrote to military authorities in 2007 reporting war crimes that he witnessed being committed by his own command and fellow soldiers in Al Doura, Iraq. His charges were supported by atrocity photos which, in the public interest, are now released in this video. John paid a terrible price for his opposition to these acts. His story is tragic.

CBS reported obtaining an Army document from the Criminal Investigation Command suggestive of an investigation into these war crimes allegations. The Army's conclusion was that the "offense of War Crimes did not occur." However, CBS also stated that the report was "redacted and incomplete; 111 pages were withheld."

This video is placed with the context of Vice President, Dick Cheney, insistence that this nation's efforts "must go to the dark side;" which included ignoring the Geneva Conventions.

John's story is told, here, by his father, Michael Needham. It is produced in the spirit of the public interest and towards promoting justice foundational to the rule of law.


"My sincerest condolences go out to the Needham family and the families of all of the other victims; may you some day find justice. I don't even know what to say after watching this other than it makes me ashamed to be living in this country. It's scary to think how much more of this may be going on that we don't even know about."

LINK TO ORIGINAL VIDEO HERE: http://vimeo.com/33755968

PAGE ON FEDERALJACK:

http://www.federaljack.com/?p=167173

http://www.facebook.com/CheTriumph?sk=app_4949752878

Thanks to Cindy Piester for the excellent video and all of this information.

WARNING: Graphic and disturbing photos between 38:47 and 40:00.