Army to be sued for war crimes over its role in Fallujah attacks

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/army-to-be-sued-for-war-crimes-over-its-role-in-fallujah-attacks-1961475.html


Parents of children with birth defects say Britain knew of US chemical weapons use


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Iraqi families who believe their children's deformities are caused by the deployment of the weapons have now begun legal proceedings against the UK Government. They accuse the UK Government of breaching international law, war crimes and failing to intervene to prevent a war crime.

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Legal actions against America are blocked by US federal immunity laws and the US government's boycott of the International Criminal Court.

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Malak Hamdan, a British Iraqi researcher working with doctors in Fallujah, told The Independent: "Doctors in Fallujah are witnessing unprecedented numbers of birth defects, miscarriages and cancer cases. Now, according to gynaecologists, paediatricians and neurologists in Fallujah, the numbers of these cases have been increasing rapidly since 2005."

She explained that the most common birth defects involve the heart and the nervous system but there have also been reported cases of babies being born with two heads, upper and lower limb defects and eye abnormalities.

"What is more disturbing is that pregnant women are completely unaware that they are carrying an abnormal child until the day they give birth – traumatising the mother and the rest of the family," said Ms Malak.
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war crimes the neo cons protect

[Echo In Light]

1. K/R

[Solly Mack]

2. k/r

[EFerrari]

3. K&R

[greencharlie]

4. well...

reading the article... what chemical compound are they alleging was used? White Phosphorus wouldn't do it...

Basically... PROOF or it didn't happen.

[gratuitous]

5. Color me shocked

Oh, not the U.S. military? The British military? Okay, not so shocked. And it's nice to see that we've pre-emptively absolved ourselves of any war crimes or crimes against humanity. How long before another extra-legal tribunal of one or more decides to try, convict and punish the United States?

[Soylent Brice]

6. two heads.

just wow.