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Octafish

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31. AP says Army knew, but the boss who ordered attack may not have known.
Tue Oct 27, 2015, 04:12 PM
Oct 2015
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 Thursday’s “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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On a Sunday News Show....Reporter Martha Radditz did a report on Afghanistan KoKo Oct 2015 #1
Funny how that works. Octafish Oct 2015 #4
Danger Zone Jobs In Afghanistan: 2015 - 2016--APPLY HERE: KoKo Oct 2015 #7
Cost Plus. Octafish Oct 2015 #19
the "war on terror" is pure insanity for our country, and needs to end Fast Walker 52 Oct 2015 #26
We have sunk this low? uawchild Oct 2015 #2
Rep. Keith Ellison Calls For Independent Investigation into Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombing Octafish Oct 2015 #8
There is no doubt Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #3
Better to be thought clueless than guilty of a war crime gratuitous Oct 2015 #5
And besides, Obama said no more combat operations. cwydro Oct 2015 #17
We would never have known about the Apache video, without Snowden and WikiLeaks. Octafish Oct 2015 #30
we must always look forward, not backward. That's what KingCharlemagne Oct 2015 #6
Cass Sunstein thought letting Bush and Cheney go was a good idea. Octafish Oct 2015 #9
Cass Sunstein and Government Nanny Censoring "Conspiracy Theories" KoKo Oct 2015 #34
Technically I think this is considered a Nobel Peace Hospital Bombing Fumesucker Oct 2015 #10
Fuji moved his finger. Octafish Oct 2015 #13
Sweeping this under the rug is almost as bad as the actual crime. JEB Oct 2015 #11
This guy laughs at our dead soldiers and it never gets mentioned on tee vee. Octafish Oct 2015 #14
Gawd, that is the vilest POS. Makes my gut churn. JEB Oct 2015 #23
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
Hypocrisy, once exposed, really stands out. Octafish Oct 2015 #33
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
Intimidation; terrorism gratuitous Oct 2015 #24
Remember "Shock and Awe"? It wasn't the Iraqi army that we intended to shock. arcane1 Oct 2015 #29
A map with a circle marking the hospital's location is new 'evidence.' Octafish Oct 2015 #20
Sure, we know all that. Did someone look at the wrong map, perhaps? randome Oct 2015 #22
Dunno. Do know the gunship audio and video will be reveltory. Octafish Oct 2015 #25
I think it will need to be more complicated than that. Or more incompetent than that. randome Oct 2015 #27
What do you think about the Army changing its story four times? Octafish Oct 2015 #32
Because they believed that the Taliban was using it as a base rusty fender Oct 2015 #36
"it was a functioning hospital but believed it was under Taliban control" arcane1 Oct 2015 #28
AP says Army knew, but the boss who ordered attack may not have known. Octafish Oct 2015 #31
"Doctors Without Borders" Hospital Bombed Out in Yemen, Oct. 27th! KoKo Oct 2015 #35
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