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(1) What Chelsea found especially disturbing in the Baghdad Video was
the fact that the crew mistook a telephoto lens for a weapon
the fact that the people trying to rescue the injured man were killed
the audio comments of the crew
the injuries to the children in the van
(2) As one of the Bradleys approaches the disabled van it
drives over a dead body
begins shooting at the van
it is shot at by insurgents
sets off a land mine
(3) Chelsea accuses the crew of not valuing human life because they call the people they killed
filthy pigs
communists
dead bastards
animals
(4) After first seeing the Baghdad Video, Chelsea
spent a great deal of time discussing it with other analysts
did research to find out what the background was
posted her reaction on YouTube
sent an e-mail to her boyfriend asking his opinion
(5) When the helicopter crew learn there are injured children in the van, one says
“Oh no! What have we done?”
“It serves them right for bringing children into battle.”
“We had no choice.”
“Don’t worry. No one will ever know.”
(6) When the Army was pressed to show the video, they said they could not do so because
they were not sure it still existed
they thought it had been damaged
they needed the President’s agreement to do so
they believed it would weaken public support of the war effort
(7) Chelsea compares the soldier’s asking the wounded man to pick up a weapon to a child’s
throwing rocks at birds
cutting worms into pieces
pulling wings off flies
torturing ants with a magnifying glass
(8) According to the text, the tone of voice of one of the crew after the first engagement shows he is
frightened
angry
full of remorse
enjoying himself