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Etisk vejledning for besættelsestropper?
I forbindelse med massakren på 24 ubevæbnede civile i den irakiske by Haditha lover præsident Bush nu, at de amerikanske tropper i Irak vil få undervisning i etik" med fokus på "warrior values" (er det ikke noget med ære, og med at beskytte de svage, og den slags?), så den slags undgås i fremtiden.
Det vil så sige, at massakren skete, fordi man tidligere har forsømt sådanne kurser, og at marinesoldaterne nu må på skolebænken for at lære, at det er forkert at skyde en ubevæbnet 2-årig (se nederst på siden, i afsnittet THE DEAD) på klos hold?
For så må befolkningen hjemme i staterne da håbe på, at de allesammen når at komme på kursus og få denne værdifulde information med i bagagen, inden de bliver hjemsendt ...
Vel, sandheden er naturligvis, at den slags massakrer på civile sker hele tiden, og at det eneste specielle ved den i Haditha er, at den er blevet afsløret, som Sami Ramadani skriver i dagens Guardian:
News of the November 2005 massacre would have been buried alongside many other stories of occupation atrocities had it not been for the presence of mind of an Iraqi journalist, who photographed the horrific scenes before the bodies were buried, and the perseverance of an Iraqi lawyer. For US military crimes to be exposed takes overwhelming evidence, massive perseverance and a good deal of luck. On the other hand, mere speculation from occupation and pro-occupation Iraqi sources is routinely reported as an accurate reflection of events.Og så videre, og så videre - som hustruen til en marinesoldat udtaler:
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The culture of indiscriminate violence that Iraqis have long insisted permeates the US-led occupation forces is in any case gradually being exposed by the testimony of US soldiers.
One such soldier, Specialist Jody Casey, a scout sniper in Baquba who witnessed civilians being killed by soldiers, said recently bombs "go off and you just zap any farmer that is close to you". Soldiers were told to carry shovels in vehicles so they could plant them on civilian victims, he said, to make it look like they were digging to set up roadside bombs. Specialist Michael Blake, who served in Balad, said it was common practice to "shoot up the landscape or anything that moved" after an explosion.
There were problems in Kilo company with drugs, alcohol, hazing [violent initiation games], you name it. I think it's more than possible that these guys were totally tweaked out on speed or something when they shot those civilians in Haditha.Etisk vejledning? Hvad med et enkelt, kort og velment råd: Rejs hjem ...