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In reply to the discussion: New evidence that US Army deliberately targeted hospital in Kunduz [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)31. AP says Army knew, but the boss who ordered attack may not have known.
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/10/15/74009680/
Like a Catch-22, it's the best catch there is.
US tank enters ruined Afghan hospital putting 'war crime' evidence at risk
MSF says forced entry by military vehicle later said to be carrying investigators into the US airstrike that killed 22 patients and staff caused stress and fear
Tom McCarthy in New York
The Guardian, 15 Oct 2015
A US tank has forced its way into the shell of the Afghanistan hospital destroyed in an airstrike 11 days ago, prompting warnings that the US military may have destroyed evidence in a potential war crimes investigation.
The 3 October attack on the Médécins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz killed 10 patients and 12 staff members of the group.
In a statement on Thursday, the medical charity, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said they were informed after Thursdays intrusion that the tank was carrying investigators from a US-Nato-Afghan team which is investigating the attack.
Their unannounced and forced entry damaged property, destroyed potential evidence and caused stress and fear, MSF said.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported intrusion, which came as new evidence emerged that US forces operating in the area at the time of the attack knew that the facility was a hospital.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/us-tank-enters-ruined-afghan-hospital-putting-war-evidence-at-risk
Disgusted to know that some believe collateral damage is a small price to pay when it comes to protecting the profits er nation.
Like a Catch-22, it's the best catch there is.
US tank enters ruined Afghan hospital putting 'war crime' evidence at risk
MSF says forced entry by military vehicle later said to be carrying investigators into the US airstrike that killed 22 patients and staff caused stress and fear
Tom McCarthy in New York
The Guardian, 15 Oct 2015
A US tank has forced its way into the shell of the Afghanistan hospital destroyed in an airstrike 11 days ago, prompting warnings that the US military may have destroyed evidence in a potential war crimes investigation.
The 3 October attack on the Médécins sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz killed 10 patients and 12 staff members of the group.
In a statement on Thursday, the medical charity, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said they were informed after Thursdays intrusion that the tank was carrying investigators from a US-Nato-Afghan team which is investigating the attack.
Their unannounced and forced entry damaged property, destroyed potential evidence and caused stress and fear, MSF said.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported intrusion, which came as new evidence emerged that US forces operating in the area at the time of the attack knew that the facility was a hospital.
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/us-tank-enters-ruined-afghan-hospital-putting-war-evidence-at-risk
Disgusted to know that some believe collateral damage is a small price to pay when it comes to protecting the profits er nation.
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Rep. Keith Ellison Calls For Independent Investigation into Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombing
Octafish
Oct 2015
#8
We would never have known about the Apache video, without Snowden and WikiLeaks.
Octafish
Oct 2015
#30
It's easy to find people here who want a republican tried for war crimes but when it is a democrat
Township75
Oct 2015
#12
Welp...I didn't like the rush to judgment that this was a war crime rather than a
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#15
There is no 'evidence' in the article, just supposition about chain-of-command.
randome
Oct 2015
#16
Seems pretty "deliberate" to me. They aimed at their target and they hit it.
Comrade Grumpy
Oct 2015
#18
Then why? What is gained by deliberately murdering patients and doctors in such a public manner?
randome
Oct 2015
#21