Doesn't that make headlines in America? Hospital bombing in Kunduz

[Tiberius]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2..._nine.html

In a shocking detail, Doctors Without Borders said the airstrikes “continued for more than 30 minutes after American and Afghan military officials in Kabul and Washington were first informed by MSF that its hospital was struck.” The hospital’s location had also been reported to everyone before the bombing started. “MSF wishes to clarify that all parties to the conflict, including in Kabul and Washington, were clearly informed of the precise location (GPS Coordinates) of the MSF facilities in Kunduz, including the hospital, guesthouse, office and an outreach stabilization unit in Chardara northwest of Kunduz,” the charity added.

Right, but that's why I said it could have been a mistake, or that they were misinformed. For example, someone authorizing the strike might not have checked (or checked properly) whatever list the military uses to document facilities like this. Or, perhaps the information was not entered correctly when it was received.

Somewhere there was a massive fuckup, but we shouldn't jump to conclusions when an investigation is only just getting underway. If the people who authorized the strike knew it was a hospital, then that's a war crime. If they didn't know, or didn't check, or used misinformation to make their decision, then it's not.