Pentagon Dissolves Civilian Protection Center Of Excellence

“Wes Bryant ran the civilian harm reduction team at the Pentagon before it was gutted by Mr. Hegzeff last year. He says any preliminary probe has to show two things. Were civilians harmed and was the US operating in the area at the time?”

“civilian harm reduction team at the Pentagon before it was gutted by...”

“advocate general, have criticized their ongoing lack of acknowledgement by the Pentagon. The war started for the parents of Minab, searching for their children in the rubble of their bombed-out school.”

“criteria, that's the only time that an investigation is actually formally initiated. And so from a process standpoint, that just points even more to the fact that yes, they know already that the US caused this”

“any preliminary probe has to show two things. Were civilians harmed and was the US operating in the area at the time? When you meet both of those criteria, that's the only time that an investigation”

“meet both of those criteria, that's the only time that an investigation is actually formally initiated. And so from a process standpoint, that just points even more to the fact that, yes, they know already that the US caused this”

“we're taking a look and investigating that. On Capitol Hill, opposition lawmakers have written several times to the defense secretary.”

“All I know, all I can say is that we're investigating that. We, of course, never target civilian targets, but we're taking a look and investigating that.”

“Adam Smith is the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee and has been in closed-door briefings with Pentagon officials. Basically it's the prosecutor's equivalent of we don't comment on ongoing investigations.”

“Basically, it's the prosecutor's equivalent of we don't comment on ongoing investigations, which is perfect.”

“one of the voices in that report was that of Wes Bryant, a US military veteran and former chief of civilian harm assessment at the Pentagon”

“I asked the Pentagon why there had been no comment about its preliminary findings about when the full investigation would be released and about the stark differences with historical precedent. They said again it would be inappropriate to comment due to the current information.”

“They said again it would be inappropriate to comment due to the current information.”

“it would be inappropriate to comment due to the current investigation. Two months on, the parents of Minab have only silence compounding their trauma.”

“one of the voices in that report was that of Wes Bryant, a US military veteran and former chief of civilian harm assessment at the Pentagon”

“We don't comment on ongoing investigations, which is pathetic and completely inadequate at this point. Has there been even an admission this was a US missile gun? There has been no admission.”

“once the Pentagon verifies that the reports of civilians killed is credible, we'll see usually immediate acknowledgement of that, some kind of formal public apology to start followed by a thorough investigation”

“So it's been two months since this incident. What's your reading of the delay in publishing any even preliminary findings? US military has been far from perfect”

“So it's been two months since this incident. What's your reading of the delay in publishing any even preliminary findings?”

“when the full investigation would be released and about the stark differences.”