Tuesday, March 21, 2006
US Troops Executing Women And Children In Iraq?
Iraqi police have accused American soldiers of executing 11 Iraqi civilians, including four children and a six-month-old baby, in a raid on Wednesday near the city of Balad.
"American forces used helicopters to drop troops on the house of Faiz Harat Khalaf situated in the Abu Sifa village of the Ishaqi district. The American forces gathered the family members in one room and executed 11 people, including five children, four women and two men, then they bombed the house, burned three vehicles and killed their animals."
Among victims the report lists two five-year-old children, two three-year-olds and a six-month-old baby.
This comes as US military investigators study reports that marines murdered 15 civilians in Haditha on 19 November last year, after a marine was killed in a roadside blast.
Unfortunately, as we know from past experience, when the US investigate allegations of war crimes by their own, no matter how compelling the evidence against their troops, justice is extremely unlikely to follow.
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"American forces used helicopters to drop troops on the house of Faiz Harat Khalaf situated in the Abu Sifa village of the Ishaqi district. The American forces gathered the family members in one room and executed 11 people, including five children, four women and two men, then they bombed the house, burned three vehicles and killed their animals."
Among victims the report lists two five-year-old children, two three-year-olds and a six-month-old baby.
This comes as US military investigators study reports that marines murdered 15 civilians in Haditha on 19 November last year, after a marine was killed in a roadside blast.
Unfortunately, as we know from past experience, when the US investigate allegations of war crimes by their own, no matter how compelling the evidence against their troops, justice is extremely unlikely to follow.
See all recent posts.
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No, it just doesn't ring true - maybe shooting in a mad panic, but a deliberate execution? I don't think so. That's more of an Iraqi thing.
Yes, that's true - I had forgotten that incident. I suppose it's inevitable after they have been subjected to attacks and roadside bombings, and it's impossible for them to tell whether the natives intend them harm or not. That's not an excuse, of course, and it plays into the enemy's hands.
Thanks Byronb, but sorry. British troops (generally) seem to manage without killing at random or "zapping any farmer that's close to you."
It's war crime - actions carried out during the conducting of a war that violate accepted international rules of war - and there's no excuse that is acceptable.
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It's war crime - actions carried out during the conducting of a war that violate accepted international rules of war - and there's no excuse that is acceptable.
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