[Peace-discuss] Code Pink: Rebuild the bombed hospital in Kunduz! to Senate Armed Services Cmte, *tomorrow*, Oct 6th

[Roger Helbig]

Having heard that an AC-130 gun ship was used in this attack that was
supposed to have been in support of Afghanistan soldiers who were allegedly
under active attack, I would like to point out that this hospital was NOT
bombed and any sources that claim "bombing" are inaccurate - the AC-130
fires cannon and does not carry bombs.  That still causes terrible
destruction and death, but it is not bombing.  It also is much more highly
targeted and several passes would have been made.   The AC-130 circles the
target and fires the cannon while circling.  That accounts for eyewitness
account I just saw on ABC news that there were repeated air attacks.

The attack on the hospital is a tragedy and the hospital should be rebuilt,
but there are a lot of missing facts about why this happened.  There is a
good possiblity that the US Air Force was set up.



On Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Stuart Levy via Peace-discuss <
peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> Code Pink has a petition: Rebuild the bombed hospital in Kunduz!
>
> They aim to present signatures *tomorrow*, Oct 6th, at a Senate Armed
> Services Committee hearing about Afghanistan.
>
> Sign up here:
>
> <http://www.codepink.org/campbell_kunduz?utm_campaign=afghanpetition3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink>
> http://www.codepink.org/campbell_kunduz?utm_campaign=afghanpetition3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=codepink
>
> The text:
>
> *If you’re outraged about the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders
> hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, sign this petition to the US Commander in
> Afghanistan, General John Campbell. We will deliver your signature to him
> tomorrow, October 6, at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in
> Washington DC about Afghanistan!  *
>
> General John F. Campbell--
>
> We condemn the October 3rd bombing of the Doctors Without Borders hospital
> in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Twelve staff members and at least seven patients,
> including three children, were killed; 37 people were injured, including 19
> staff members. This attack constitutes a grave violation of International
> Humanitarian Law, and we refuse to allow this to be dismissed as
> “collateral damage.” *Bombing a hospital is a war crime.*
>
> The U.S. government must commit the funds to rebuild this hospital,
> provide health care for the injured parties, and compensation to the
> families of the deceased.
>
> Furthermore, we call for a full, transparent and independent investigation
> into the attacks.
>
>
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