Amnesty International is today requesting more information from US and Pakistani authorities regarding the killing of Osama Bin Laden and four others by US forces. “We are seeking information from the US and Pakistani authorities about how many people were in the compound at the time of the operation, what happened to them and specifically what is the status and current whereabouts of the survivors,” said Claudio Cordone, Senior Director at Amnesty International. The survivors are said to include at least six children. Of the eighteen people reportedly at the compound, five were reported killed and two injured.
The US authorities maintain that they had full authority to kill Bin Laden, and that he was unarmed but had "resisted capture". “Given that he was not armed, it is not clear how he resisted arrest and whether an attempt was made to capture him rather than kill him,” said Claudio Cordone. “Amnesty International believes that US forces should have attempted to capture Osama bin Laden alive in order to bring him to trial if he was unarmed and posing no immediate threat.”
Amnesty has stated, Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for acts of terrorism amounting to crimes against humanity and has inspired others to commit similar acts. Perpetrators of such acts must be brought to justice in a manner consistent with international law.
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I fail to understand:
How the US Authorities can claim "full authority" to kill Osama Bin Laden.
Futhermore everything about this action stinks like two week old fish. One can only assume that the mythologic 'Boogy Man' had outlived his usefulness, and that having a trial to expose the facts would be contrary to the interests of the US government.
I agree Paul
This case stinks, and sounds so ludicrous i dont know where to start.
With no evidence, and only their word, which is worthless to most people who have seen the Pentagon lie so many times before. They are making it very hard for any sceptic thinker, to beleive this story. They usually make things up as they go along, to best suit whatever agenda they have. This has been proved over and over again, why would this be any different?