Monday, the first of 12 soldiers charged with murder of civilians faced military tribunal.
Posts Tagged ‘United States armed forces’
U.S. Troops Theatrically ‘Slaying’ Afghan Civilians
Posted: 27 September 2010 by Little Alex in Af-Pak WarTags: Af-Pak War, Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Jeremy Morlock, military tribunals, United States armed forces
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The Tragedy of Omar Khadr (mp3)
Posted: 22 August 2010 by Editors in International AffairsTags: Afghanistan, AntiWar radio, Bagram Air Base, Bush Administration, Canada, child soldiers, criminal justice, Daphne Eviatar, Guantanamo Bay, human rights, international law, military commissions, Newspeak, Obama Administration, Omar Khadr, rendition, Scott Horton, torture, United States, United States armed forces, war crimes, War on Terror, Warfare and Conflict
Omar Khadr, a 23-year-old Canadian citizen was kidnapped by the military in Afghanistan after being shot to the infirmary at the U.S. detention center at Bagram Air Base, where he was tortured and threatened with rape before being transferred the prison at Guantánamo Bay—all when he was only 15—where he’s been held captive since. The ‘war crime’ was throwing a hand grenade at U.S. troops and allegedly killing one of them, though the cause of the soldier’s death is in question, the burden of proof cannot be met of who threw any grenades, throwing a grenade at a uniformed enemy is not a war crime and child soldiers are legally distinguished as victims.
At AntiWar Radio with Scott Horton, journalist, legal analyst and Human Right First senior associate in law and security Daphne Eviatar discussed the U.S. military commission to try Mr. Khadr for war crimes (25:55):
