Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Amnesty International UK: British Tornado Bombers Used By Saudi Arabia In Yemen

Tornado GR4 Saudi Arabia Airforce. Photo from One World

Amnesty Links British Jets To Saudi Attacks In Yemen -- The Guardian

Group calls on government to suspend arms supplies to Saudi Arabia over deaths of Yemeni civilians in air raids.

Tornado fighter-bombers supplied by the UK to Saudi Arabia are "extremely likely" to have been used in attacks on civilians in Yemen, human rights campaigners said today.

Amnesty International UK called for the government to suspend all arms supplies to Saudi Arabia pending a full investigation.

The UK must ensure that any support it has provided for the jet fighters "did not facilitate violations of international humanitarian law, including possible war crimes, by the Saudi Arabian air force," it said.

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My Comment: The possibility of the U.K. suspending arms supplies to Saudi Arabia is .... ZERO.

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