Idiots shoot Margaret Hassan in the head.

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Aid Worker Hassan Believed Slain in Video

Wednesday November 17, 2004 12:01 AM
By MARIAM FAM

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker kidnapped after decades of helping Iraqis, is believed to have been murdered by her captors, a British government official said Tuesday, based on a video that showed a hooded militant shooting a blindfolded woman in the head.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4619665,00.html


Who are these 'insurgents' fighting for anyway? Does it make any sense to anyone here that they should be killing the ones who would help the Iraqi people recover from our own abuses?

I carry deep resentment for the clowns who blow up Iraqi innocents as they seek to inflict damage on the U.S. and our supporters. I don't hedge my resentment between our own maddness and that of the mindless 'resistance'. Both are to be condemed for their heinous acts of violence against the civilian population. Amnesty International came out today with a condemnation of both. Spot on.


Iraq: Urgent action needed to prevent war crimes
Press release, 11/16/2004

Amnesty International is also calling on the US and Iraqi forces to ensure that all those wounded in fighting in Falluja, both civilians and fighters, receive prompt and effective medical treatment. In addition, urgent measures must be taken to address the drastic humanitarian situation in the city. There is currently no water, electricity or organised evacuation of the wounded, who have no access to proper healthcare. The Iraqi Red Crescent Society have been able to reach the hsopital on the outskirts of the city, but are still not allowed to deliver humanitarian relief or assistance to those in need inside the city. Most of the civilians in the city are reportedly trapped in their homes or hiding places. There are is no information of civilian casualties or injuries.

"There are acute humanitiarian needs within Falluja. Measures should be taken urgently to allow the Iraqi Red Crescent Society and other humanitarian organizations into the city."

Insurgents are also reported to have violated rules of international humanitarian law: "Commanders and fighters of armed groups in Falluja also have an obligation to respect fundamental rules of international law. Acts such as booby trapping dead bodies are also war crimes," Amnesty International said.

http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE140572004