Obama admin: No grounds to probe Afghan war crimes (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Fri, 07/10/2009 - 9:14pm

Former President George W.<br /><br />Bush addresses a Fourth of July crowd at the Let Freedom Ring 2009 festival at Crystal Beach Park Arena in Woodward, Okla., Saturday, July 4, 2009.<br /><br />(AP Photo)AP - Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces.




 

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