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The BBC has uncovered new video evidence that US forces may have been responsible for the deliberate killing of 11 innocent Iraqi civilians.The video appears to challenge the US military's account of events that took place in the town of Ishaqi in March...
The US military has announced that coalition troops in Iraq are to have ethical training following the furore surrounding the alleged killings.
For the next 30 days, they would receive lessons in "core warrior values", a military statement said.
According to the Americans, the building collapsed under heavy fire killing four people - a suspect, two women and a child.
But a report filed by Iraqi police accused US troops of rounding up and deliberately shooting 11 people in the house, including five children and four women, before blowing up the building...
You should watch the video clip on the linked site.
"Ethical training" for U.S. troops! Mercy killing for their political leaders would be more appropriate. I thought I had abandoned capital punishment long ago. But stories like this one shake one's convictions to the core.
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posted 01 June 2006 07:53 PM
