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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Time to Play War Crime/Not a War Crime

Some of our troops committed what amounted to fraternity hazing at Abu Ghraib during the Iraq War (and I'm not defending it, of course, just providing perspective) and the world called it torture.

In Syria we are seeing true war crimes as a matter of government policy, according to the UN Secretary General:

Speaking to reporters in Vienna, Ban demanded the Syrian regime stop using indiscriminate force against civilians caught up in fighting between government troops and Assad's opponents.

"We see neighborhoods shelled indiscriminately, hospitals used as torture centers, children as young as 10 years old chained and abused," Ban told reporters in Vienna. "We see almost a certain crime against humanity."

You'd think that the Global Left would have time to get outraged about this situation. Especially since they don't seem to be too worried about Guantanamo Bay now that Bush is out of office.