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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, Disagree) by janrinok on Friday October 09 2015, @09:15AM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Friday October 09 2015, @09:15AM (#247319) Journal

    I find it acceptable to walk into hospitals where they are being treated and shoot the bastards.

    But killing the doctors and nurses too is not simply 'killing the bastards' - it is killing everybody. And if the doctors were treating Taliban casualties them remember that their oath requires them to do just that. They are sworn to treat all people whom they are able to treat without prejudice. That is why they are considered non-combattants - they do not support any particular side in a conflict. US military medics have the same obligation when it is safe for them to do so.

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