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Reconnaître l’absence et dire les responsabilités : le cas des civils tués par les forces armées américaines en Irak et en Afghanistan

par Wasinski, Christophe
Référence Cultures et conflits, 87, page (187-208)
Publication Publié, 2012

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This article is investigating the recognition of civilian mortality caused by American forces during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq during the years 2000. It asserts that civilian death due to military operations is not directly knowable. The awareness of this mortality depends on an enunciation process that expresses, confirms, qualifies, or even justifies it. I make the hypothesis that, in both the Afghan and the Iraqi conflicts, the recognition of civilian mortality ultimately proceeds form a “controversy” opposing two so-called regimes of enunciation. The first one is either denying and/or minimizing civilian mortality and put emphasis on the “responsible” behavior of soldiers in their taking in charge of the problem. As for the second regime, it contests the fact that the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are led with sufficient precaution for the civilians.