Guilty will be punished over Afghan desecration: US envoy Hughes

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051021/pl_afp/afghanistanattacksus_051021151801;_ylt=AjmL9QG4.qjWAAtRBKiT1Bms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-


JAKARTA (AFP) - US goodwill envoy Karen Hughes said that if American soldiers had desecrated bodies in Afghanistan they would be punished just like those guilty of torture and sexual humiliation at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Hughes, charged with polishing America's image abroad, told journalists in Indonesia that she had worked with the Pentagon to make sure they got out the message "quickly and aggressively" that the incident was not in line with policy.

"It will be investigated. And just as in the case of Abu Ghraib, if people committed violations of our laws and policies they will be brought to justice.

"If true it is a complete violation of our policies which require that remains be treated with respect and in compliance with the Geneva convention."

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I thought that Bushco said Geneva Conventions didn't apply to us, and I think the world knows that the people who committed the violations of our laws at Abu Ghraib have not all been dealt with yet. KKKaren is giving mixed messages again.

[rodeodance]

1. are these just a few more bad apples karen?--

[rodeodance]

2. time for Karen to go directly to Afgan and get a dose of what is going on-

but i realize that her rose colored glasses will not see.

[chelsea0011]

3. Round up the PFC's

[superconnected]

5. hahahahha exactly!

[The Stranger]

4. Even NPR (Neocon Public Relations) still references it as "alleged"

and "claimed" and "possible" desecrtations, while everybody in the fucking world watched the video on television and the internet.

These criminals should be put away forever.

[kurth]

6. Yeah, sure. After a thorough investigation by the Pentagon,

officials conclude there was no intentional wrongdoing, and therefore there is no legal basis to file charges against the servicemen involved in the alleged incident....

[mom cat]

7. Good will envoy? Give be a break!

[norml]

8. US troops burned bodies in Afghanistan because 'they stank'

US troops burned bodies in Afghanistan because 'they stank'
(AFP)
Updated: 2005-10-22 10:36


US soldiers burned the bodies of two Taliban fighters in Afghanistan because villagers had not claimed them a day after they were killed and the bodies "were bloated and they stank," a US magazine reported, citing soldiers who were present at the incident.

Australian television reported on Wednesday that soldiers had burned the bodies of two suspected Taliban militants and afterwards used the incident to insult villagers and try to provoke them into attacking US-led coalition troops.

The incident has prompted a US military investigation into the alleged desecration of the corpses, which is in violation of the Geneva Convention on human rights.

It also further clouds the United States's reputation, already tarnished by the sexual humiliation of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and allegations of mistreatment of "war on terror" inmates at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.


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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10/22/content_487015.htm

[grannylib]

9. Yeehaw, about time they held Gonzales and Chimpy the Imbecile

responsible for their policies. The Geneva conventions are just kind of quaint, outdated notions anyhow, right???

[daleo]

10. In other words, they are looking for a scapegoat.

Some hapless version of Lyndie England will be offered up.