UK Chiefs Knew About War Crimes, Managed To Keep It Secret For A Decade. Shocking!
Al Jazeera reports that an inquiry was told UK special forces chiefs not only knew about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan but actively suppressed reports. This revelation, a full decade after the events, conveniently emerges now, long after the war's public memory has been reshaped into noble sacrifice. It’s almost as if accountability is only considered when the public isn't actively watching,
providing a convenient 'inquiry' for the history books. One might wonder if the top brass really believed these 'potential war crimes' (a rather generous term for murder, one would assume) would simply disappear with enough paperwork and strategic silence. How many 'inquiries' must Western governments launch into their own alleged atrocities before we call it what it is: a tightly managed public
relations campaign to feign justice, years after the fact? Remember when the term 'rules-based order' used to apply to everyone?