US and double standards< heaven forbid!
Phill | 08.03.2004 13:39 | Anti-militarism
"Washington has sent a team of US legal and criminal experts to Iraq to seek evidence for future war crimes trials."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3540153.stm
Did anyone at the pentagon think of getting them a stopover in Afghanistan for a few days?
"The actions of US military and intelligence units in Afghanistan have been heavily criticised in a new report by an international human rights group.
US-based Human Rights Watch accuses US personnel of using excessive force, carrying out arbitrary detentions and mistreating people in custody."
"But the human rights body says many US actions violate international law"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3541839.stm
If they find it too dangerous hunting down nasty men in Baghdad they can just take a jolly onto any US base in Afghanistan!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3540153.stm Did anyone at the pentagon think of getting them a stopover in Afghanistan for a few days?
"The actions of US military and intelligence units in Afghanistan have been heavily criticised in a new report by an international human rights group.
US-based Human Rights Watch accuses US personnel of using excessive force, carrying out arbitrary detentions and mistreating people in custody."
"But the human rights body says many US actions violate international law"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3541839.stm If they find it too dangerous hunting down nasty men in Baghdad they can just take a jolly onto any US base in Afghanistan!
Phill