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Why on earth would you want to see it again???
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From the Ranger site:
This video is being provided for people to view at their own discretion. We have been getting some email from people who do not understand the reason for this video. The reason is that this is an actual effect of war. We do not condone or wish to glamorize the video.
The only reason YOU are here is because you followed a link provided by someone, somewhere else on another website. There is not a link on www.rangerarms.com that brings you to this page. You chose to come here of your own free will.
The USMC is using it as a training film. Why do cops show trainees all those videos of cops getting killed during traffic stops? Is it to glorify it? No, it is to shock them into being more aware of their situation, and to realize: Yes this is for real.
The history behind the video is as follows. The soldier portrayed is a Russian held by Chechen soldiers. Looking at the video it is easy to think that they have done this before. The video was sent to the Russians to be used to demoralize troops and ruin support for the war back in Russia. Unfortunately this is a fact of war, that is not usually shown on CNN.