US accussed of war crimes against journalists in 3 incidents

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Military is fired on, they fire back. The End.

Al Jazeera is attacking the military?

[Zevico]

The US military said that snipers were firing from the Hotel, so they fired back. It's called a war.

[gsmoove23]

Its called a lie.

[MBD]

"Its called a lie."

I didn't realize you were there.

This is reminiscent of what the Bush administration talked about when they refused to join that new internation court recently.

[gsmoove23]

You've got a number of witnesses who didn't hear any fire beforehand, a number of witnesses who were watching the tank leading up to the attack and best of all, a number of videotapes of the attack. Maybe its not a lie but there is an awful lot of evidence to say otherwise.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Zevico
The US military said that snipers were firing from the Hotel, so they fired back. It's called a war.

The Al Jazeera network isn't based in a hotel. From what I have read, it was in a more-or-less remote location and hit by a strategic missle/bomb, despite al-jazeera telling the USA of it's location and asking them not to hit it repreatedly, before the invasion even started.

I don't know about the other incident.

[Bereta_Eder]

While it is for laughs (in the ironic sence) that tehre's such mobilization for 3 deaths of innocents while the many hundrends are ignored, one has got to answer how on earth the american forces in one day fired on 3 separate journalist bases.

In Al Jazeira
In Abu Dabi (sp?)
In Palestine (where a large number of international journalists resided).

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Military is fired on, they fire back. The End.

Film from French Channel 3 shows that there was no fire coming from the hotel. Try again.

[rah]

Do you honestly believe that the hotel was intentionally targeted because there were reporters there?

[My Wife Hates CIV]

Originally posted by rah
Do you honestly believe that the hotel was intentionally targeted because there were reporters there?

i think that it's because some hate the US so much they make themselfs believe it.

[rah]

Yep, I can see the morning mission briefing. While in the city and avoiding all the hostile fire, make sure you lob a shot at the Palestine Hotel. That will teach those scumbag reporters. And the troops saying "ok boss, we'll kill a few reporters for you"

[My Wife Hates CIV]

yeah. and the intelligence they had. now, they are on floor 18 right next to the bathroom on the left.

[Kropotkin]

It's all so unsubstancial. Sure, it wouldn't really suprise me if some brass gave a order like that but there's no chance in hell that there's evidence enough to even get close to a international court even if the US govt wouldn't stick their fingers in the way as they surely would.

[My Wife Hates CIV]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
It's all so unsubstancial. Sure, it wouldn't really suprise me if some brass gave a order like that but there's no chance in hell that there's evidence enough to even get close to a international court even if the US govt wouldn't stick their fingers in the way as they surely would.

but why would the US do this??????

hey, things are going pretty good so far in this war (clean up operation). lets f* things up and blow up a few worthless people on the 15th floor. we better do that before they report what they've been reporting already for some 15 days now!

get real people. hey! maybe those guys had an RPG. It's possible... right?!?!?!?

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV



but why would the US do this??????

Because they like to keep the information people get to their press conferances, where they can make up things and spin everything.