For a country founded on “the rule of law, not of men” under George W. Bush, that rule of law has gone sadly down hill.
Here is more:
LCoH Hull was killed three days before his 26th birthday when a convoy of Household Cavalry vehicles was strafed by two American A10 jets. He died from multiple injuries inside the gun turret of his blazing Scimitar tank despite efforts to save him.
Mrs Hull was told by the Ministry of Defence the cockpit tape of the incident did not exist, something proved untrue when the Sun published its contents.
Sound familiar to anyone?
How about this:
At a press conference, Mrs Hull spoke of her frustration with President George Bush, who had promised he would help her in any way she could.
And still more:
The coroner concluded the pilots had deliberately fired on the convoy, in spite of being responsible for providing air support for coalition forces in the area. The act was a “criminal one, since the pilots broke the combat rules of engagement in failing to properly identify the vehicles and seek clearance before opening fire”.
He said: “The pilots chose not to take steps to confirm the identity of the vehicles in the convoy. The pilot who opened fire did so with disregard for the rules of engagement and was acting outside the protection of the law of armed conflict.”
“The attack on the convoy amounted to an assault. It was unlawful because there was no lawful reason for it, and in that respect it was criminal.” The US pilots should have flown lower to confirm identities before opening fire.
