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on Thursday October 08 2015, @06:44PM
from the known-unknowns-of-collateral-damage dept.
from the known-unknowns-of-collateral-damage dept.
A Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) hospital was bombed by the US. Result, 12 dead staff members and 10 dead patients. The coordinates of the hospital had been communicated to the US forces before to avoid mistakes. The US admits the attack was a decision. MSF is now seeking an independent inquiry.
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Afghan Hospital Bombing: MSF Demands Investigation Under Geneva Conventions
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(Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday October 08 2015, @09:44PM
Some google terms to search are "Land Warrior" and "PM WIN-T" The wiki links are
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Warrior [wikipedia.org]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PM_WIN-T [wikipedia.org]
In the 70s computerized consumer billing ran public utilities and stuff thru their little "THE COMPUTER IS ALWAYS RIGHT" moment. This is likely an early computerized military analogy.