Call for 'Gaza style' inquiry on Afghan deaths

[cory777]

Source: Guardian

A United Nations investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan should be launched to identify and prosecute individuals responsible, says a former top-ranking UN official on extrajudicial killings.

Philip Alston called for the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the "conduct of the war" in Afghanistan amid rising concern over the level of civilian casualties caused by coalition forces, including Britain, and by the Taliban. It should be modelled, he said, on the inquiry into Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.

In his first interview since stepping down last month after six years as the UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Alston said the lack of prosecutions concerning alleged war crimes was a major cause of concern because of the large number of Afghan civilians killed in the conflict.

"If states are not carrying out reasonably neutral investigations and prosecutions of what appear to be serious violations, it does leave open the possibility that the international community should be intervening in some way.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2010/sep/26/afghanistan-demand-war-crimes-probe

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[Kurska]

1. I'm sure they'll be just as effective. n/t

[Chulanowa]

2. heavily edited for politics, completely ignored by the offender

and then totally forgotten by the media, except where selectively distorted to dehumanize the subjects and criminalize the investigators?

[Solly Mack]

3. k/r

[earcandle]

4. I just saw the Patrick Tillman movie last night. We need to be investigating these kind of murders

as well.  Of our own men, just because they have standing in
the world.  Jealous fucks need to die for their hatred and
reckless intentions to wipe out good honest strong men with
their integrity intact and the balls to stand for it. 

Why are we not outraged by this?  Why are we not telling our
children, DO NOT ENLIST!  Risk losing your inheritance if you
enlist, because if you stand on the side of good, you will be
murdered. And then covered up in heroism.. that sure cost us a
lot.  These are sick fucks folks.  

Can we line them all up against the wall and kill them for
treason? 
Give me a one, give me a two.. get ready...