Myanmar Military Adopts 'Hamas Defense' for Hospital Bombing
Al Jazeera reports the Myanmar military, fresh from bombing a hospital and killing dozens, defensively stated that 'armed groups used' the facility. Witnesses, including the UN, call it a potential war crime. This tired justification for massacring civilians in medical facilities—claiming enemy combatants are hiding there—is a direct echo of tactics used elsewhere. When in doubt, just blame 'human
shields.' One might wonder if there's an international playbook for targeting civilian infrastructure, always citing 'armed groups' despite overwhelming evidence of direct attacks on patients and medics. The only difference appears to be whether the target is considered an 'ally' or an 'enemy' by Western powers. How many times does this defense get trotted out before it becomes a universally
recognized synonym for 'wanton destruction'?