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posted by n1 on Thursday October 08 2015, @06:44PM   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: 2) by tathra on Friday October 09 2015, @12:16PM

    by tathra (3367) on Friday October 09 2015, @12:16PM (#247362)

    Be careful with that. The western world is having an aneurysm about killing a handful of civilians.

    no, we're having an aneurysm over the deliberate commission of a war crime - the a direct bombing of a hospital, which is a violation of the Geneva Conventions [icrc.org] no matter how you look at it.

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