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2010-10-24 Iraq

UN calls on Obama to investigate abuses in Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2010-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I wonder how long it will take Obean to make the wrong decision this time.

Posted by gorb 2010-10-24 00:26|| 2010-10-24 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 If Obummer quickly gets behind an "objective UN inquiry", I think that would be absolute confirmation of my suggestion yesterday that The One's administration was behind the documents dump.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2010-10-24 01:35|| 2010-10-24 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Paging Mr Goldstone.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-10-24 08:46|| 2010-10-24 08:46|| Front Page Top

#4 ..from the people who brought you UN "Peacekeeping" human rights abuse through Africa?

"Why do you see the speck that is in your brothers eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?"

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-10-24 09:12|| 2010-10-24 09:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The axiomatic flaw in this is the assumption that from the very first moment of the occupation, the US and its allies were in total control of the country, *and* that it had the available resources to "drop everything and investigate" allegations of abuse by one third party against another third party.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-10-24 09:14|| 2010-10-24 09:14|| Front Page Top

#6 What Anonymoose said. Our troops were fighting an active war until last year. Things are done differently during a war, which is why we don't have soldiers policing my neighborhood.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-24 14:12|| 2010-10-24 14:12|| Front Page Top

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