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To: areafiftyone

"Summary executions of prisoners were a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and human rights law, said John Sifton, Human Rights Watch representative for Afghanistan."


Still waiting on comment from Mr. Sifton on Berg, Johnson, and Kim.
Waiting.....waiting.....waiting....


10 posted on 06/23/2004 8:26:19 AM PDT by KJacob (No military in the history of the world has fought so hard and so often for the freedom of others.)
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To: KJacob

Just waded through their website, I wanted to be fair.

"Holding someone hostage, and then brutally murdering him, is a heinous crime that no political cause can justify. Those responsible for this atrocity and for earlier attacks that have killed scores of civilians, Saudi and foreign alike, should be apprehended and brought to justice."


Joe Stork
Washington Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division

No other mention of the beheading in afghanistan that precipitated the one mentioned here no mention of the journalist Pearle or Mr.berg or Mr. Kim


36 posted on 06/23/2004 8:51:26 AM PDT by bad company (This space For Rent)
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