How To Bankrupt the War Machine

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http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2006/11/02/how-to-bankrupt-the-war-machine/


A German court has ruled that the relatives of Serbian civilians who were killed by NATO bombings in 1999 have no legal right to any form of compensation from the countries that bombed them.

The bombing occurred in May 1999, in the Serbian village of Vavarin, far away from the action in Kosovo. However, NATO pilots - believed to have been American, guided by German targeting - apparently thought that the villagers should not miss out on the fun.

It was a sacred day, the Festival of the Holy Trinity. However, for a military alliance that had bombed bridges, apartments, a kindergarten and a church (they apologized, saying they had thought it was just a hospital) for Easter, that was hardly a concern:

“while children rushed across a bridge to join the festivities in the town, the alliance jets launched their attacks. One missile obliterated the bridge and as the townsfolk were rushing to the aid of the wounded, a second missile struck, claiming additional lives.”