What I'm surprised no one find outrageous in this story is that medical treatment is considered as a virtual crime, something to be kept secret from a warring side.
Denying medical treatment to the enemy is not just evil but an explicit war crime - one of the worse, for I think extended suffering is worse than death. *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
Obviously no one in the Bush administration.
Italy Red Cross May Have Hidden Insurgents
The way it looks the red cross did more than just help the insurgents - it also helped children in this deal.
"The mediators asked us to save the lives of four alleged terrorists wanted by the Americans who were wounded in combat," Scelli was quoted as saying. "We hid them and brought them to Red Cross doctors, who operated on them." They took the wounded insurgents to a Baghdad hospital in a jeep and an ambulance, smuggling them through two U.S. checkpoints under blankets and boxes of medicines, Scelli said. Also as part of the deal, four Iraqi children with leukemia were brought to Italy for treatment, he said.
They took the wounded insurgents to a Baghdad hospital in a jeep and an ambulance, smuggling them through two U.S. checkpoints under blankets and boxes of medicines, Scelli said.
Also as part of the deal, four Iraqi children with leukemia were brought to Italy for treatment, he said.
