Tuesday, April 06, 2010

A war crime in Iraq caught on video



This video shows one of the crimes committed by the American military in Iraq.  I can only imagine what would have been the media reaction if this was done to American citizens. Stripped bare of legalese jargon, this is plain cold-blooded murder.

What is the difference between those soldiers (who shot the van that came to pick up the wounded) from those suicide bombers (who detonate a second bomb when paramedics arrive at a bombing scene)?

Update: The context and implication of this video was discussed in the Dylan Ratigan Show.



Related reading(s):

Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003 to 2005  The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace  Crimes of War: Iraq

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