You bet your dupa Kunduz bombing a war crime

“We tried to take a look into one of the burning buildings. I cannot describe what was inside. There are no words for how terrible it was. In the Intensive Care Unit six patients were burning in their beds.” Lajos Zoltan Jecs, nurse at Borders Without Doctors hospital destroyed destroyed Tuesday in US bombing.

When the bombing started, Doctors Without Borders, which operated the hospital, immediately contacted their US sources pleading for a ceasefire to no avail. A half hour later the hospital was destroyed and 22 were dead. The Afghan government did high fives all around having targeted the hospital with their US puppet masters because they objected to DWB treating insurgents and Afghan soldiers alike, as required by international law.

While war crimes against US officials are unlikely, that doesn't lesson the reality of their criminality. We blast civilians to smithereens all the time but they are usually Afghans or other Muslims with no clout and no worldwide credibility. Borders Without Doctors is a different story, causing the President to issue a rare public apology directly to the group slaughtered, and prompting an internal investigation that will no doubt holler 'MISTAKE' and result in new rules of engagement. If it was just another Afghan wedding party, US officials would simply yawn and look for the next juicy target.

I don't comment about war crimes and atrocities other countries commit all over the world because my tax dollars aren't paying for them. But when they're financed on my dime and legitimized, laughably, as necessary for my security, I'll keep shouting out load till my voice is stilled.