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Afghan Hospital Bombing: MSF Demands Investigation Under Geneva Conventions

posted by n1 on Thursday October 08 2015, @06:44PM   Printer-friendly
from the known-unknowns-of-collateral-damage dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

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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  • (Score: 2, Redundant) by tathra on Friday October 09 2015, @03:03AM

    by tathra (3367) on Friday October 09 2015, @03:03AM (#247228)

    they don't have to play by the rules of war, they're not geneva convention signatories like we are. we shouldn't sink to their level, and not just because we're bound by international law, but because if we do sink to their level then we're not better than they are.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 09 2015, @09:49AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 09 2015, @09:49AM (#247328)

    We put people in prison for life all the time. Why is eliminating the treat to civilians "stooping to their level"?