The Red Crescent Society

Canada
December 15, 2006 6:48pm CST
The Red Crescent Society is a charitable group affiliated with the Red Cross. They specifically work in Moslem countries. A recent news article stated that US forces in Iraq have been attacking Red Crescent Society offices and detaining staff. http://www.kristv.com/global/story.asp?s=5818779 I really hope that this is happening because of ignorance and not that soldiers are targeting a humanitarian organization.
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• United States
19 Dec 06
wow I had never heard of this aid organization, as for the military doin that , it could be ignorance , but I know that alot of places like this are targets for attacks because they help ppl and somtimes even terrorists will attack theses places , maybe the miliraty feels that if the aid place is being watched that they will be less likely to be attcked by others that could do worse , as for the military actually attacking them , that could be as simple as bad infromation :( , all they have to do is have somone call them or tell them that that org is hiding weapons and such and they have no choice but to check it out , its the same here in the states . As an american I dont think all muslims are bad i know there are good ppl and bad ppl no matter what religion you are, too bad others can figure this out ~M~
• United States
23 Feb 07
The us military does know what the red cresent is, for those that dont know the red cresent is used on ambulances and hospitals the same way that the red cross is I dont believe the us military would attack anything with these symbols unless they were absolutly positive that it was being used as a terror weapon.