On the morning of October 3rd 2015, a Doctors Without Borders hospital was bombed in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The United States military has taken responsibility for the attack. Doctors Without Borders, or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), is demanding the activation of the International Humanitarian Fact Finding Commission to partake in an independent investigation on the grounds that bombing a hospital is a war crime under international law. This video is dedicated to that demand, consolidating resources about this event, and with the hopes that more people sign their petition. MSF's Petition for an Independent Investigation: https://www.change.org/p/tell-president-obama-to-consent-to-independent-investigation-of-kunduz-hospital-bombing All MSF statements on the Kunduz hospital bombing can be found on this updated section of their site: http://www.msf.org/topics/kunduz-hospital-airstrike New Articles Published After the Filming of this Video - Jason Cone of MSF USA OpEd on the Kunduz strike: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/10/24/opinion/doctors-without-hospitals.html?smid=tw-share&referer;=https://t.co/QBJRk7O9F3&_r=0 - More revelations that it was bombing a hospital: http://bigstory.ap.org/a39810b7161d42fcb0abe36576d26730 - US destroys potential evidence: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/15/us-tank-enters-ruined-afghan-hospital-putting-war-evidence-at-risk?CMP=edit_2221 Journalism vs MSF Statements - This NYT story shows how much an independent investigation is needed, without ever stating that nor quoting MSF: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/us/politics/hospital-attack-fueled-by-units-new-to-kunduz.html?_r=0 - ABC News stating war crimes are "unlikely" , leaving out MSF's denial of Taliban activity and only quote the official US story: http://abcnews.go.com/International/international-war-crimes-charge-us-kunduz-hospital-bombing/story?id=34345406 - The same thing from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/10/08/was-the-attack-on-the-kunduz-hospital-a-war-crime/ - The ever changing US story on the bombing (keep in mind those changes have continued) : http://fair.org/home/media-are-blamed-as-us-bombing-of-afghan-hospital-is-covered-up/ - Another article from Spencer Ackerman on the changing story: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/06/doctors-without-borders-airstrike-afghanistan-us-account-changes-again Supporting the Troops The US military banning The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2014/08/20/u-s-military-bans-the-intercept/ The US military banning Wikileaks: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/05/us-military-banned-from-v_n_671967.html The US military blocking The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/01/us-military-blocks-guardian-troops Most recently, The US military bans The Intercept's Drone Papers: http://www.jdnews.com/article/20151016/NEWS/151019302 On US veteran suicide: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/10/suicide-veterans-rates-high-prevention/4393547/ Veterans For Peace 's call for an independent investigation: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/16/veterans-call-end-war-afghanistan-condemn-hospital/ Iraq Veterans Against the War 's statement on the MSF bombing: http://www.ivaw.org/blog/press-release-afghanistan-war-vets-call-independent-investigation-14th-anniversary-war National Security Jeremy Scahill breaks down how US military actions have radicalized the impoverished country of Yemen (2012 but worth it) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asa0mT180UY A Retired US General: Drone Strikes Create More Terrorists: https://theintercept.com/2015/07/16/retired-general-drones-create-terrorists-kill-iraq-war-helped-create-isis/ The Drone Papers: https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/ Amnesty International's report on drone strikes: http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/security-and-human-rights/drones/will-i-be-next The Future of Warfare The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots: http://www.stopkillerrobots.org UN informal meeting with experts on autonomous weapons: http://www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/6CE049BE22EC75A2C1257C8D00513E26 ugh just look it up.. The Activation of the IHFFC MSF's call for the activation: http://www.msf.org/article/afghanistan-enough-even-war-has-rules IHFFC website: http://www.ihffc.org/index.asp?Language=EN&page;=home If Not Now... MSF received no warning: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/doctors-without-borders-bombing-no-advance-warning-aid-charity-says MSF's statement on the law: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/protection-medical-services-under-international-humanitarian-law-primer One more article on the war crime of bombing a hospital: https://compliancecampaign.wordpress.com/2015/10/05/u-s-bombing-of-hospital-in-afghanistan-could-be-a-grave-breach-of-customary-international-humanitarian-law/ Soo was just notified theres a description limit. Please comment with articles I missed. Reach out on Twitter: @mhsegal

• published: 27 Oct 2015
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