The latest Wikileaks postings have shocked the world. On July 25, Wikileaks posted about 92 thousand pages of US documents on the Afghan War. Besides detailing the actions of US and NATO troops between 2004 and 2010, the war leak has also made public the number of civilians killed during the US-led "war on terror" in Afghanistan.

I needn't repeat that killing innocent civilians, let alone children - even during a war - is a crime. The Geneva Conventions have set clear and strict terms on such serious offences.

The war crimes remind us of another war the US jumped into (the Vietnam War). US documents say a large number of innocent civilians were killed by American forces in Vietnam, too. If there is any difference between Vietnam and Afghanistan, it is that US troops are perhaps committing more heinous crimes now because possess much advanced weapons today.