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September 10, 2009

ICC Probes Alleged NATO War Crimes in Afghanistan
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The International Criminal Court has opened a series of informal probes
that could implicate the US and some of its key allies. On Wednesday,
the court’s chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said investigators are
looking into alleged war crimes by all sides of the Afghan war,
including US-led NATO forces. The probe is focusing on “massive attacks”
such as deadly air strikes and the torture of Afghan prisoners.
Investigators are also looking into whether the inadvertent killings of
Afghan civilians constitute war crimes instead of what the US calls
“collateral damage.” Ocampo says investigators are also looking into
alleged war crimes committed during Israel’s three-week assault on the
Gaza Strip, as well as other allegations in Colombia, Georgia and Kenya.



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