It is now more than three weeks since the October 3 massacre by US military forces of medical personnel and patients at the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical center in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Aided by the media, the US military and the Obama administration are continuing their efforts to cover up and whitewash a war crime.On Monday,According to the AP, "A day before an American AC-130 gunship attacked the hospital,, presumably in Kabul, according to two people who have seen the document."" according to the AP, citing two sources who have seen the report.According to the AP, the Army believed that the hospital was being used by the Taliban, which had recently taken control of the city. This has been repeatedly denied by MSF, both before and after the attack.The report also cites MSF spokesman Tim Shenk, who notes that in the days before the attack, "an official in Washington" asked the group "whether our hospital had a large group of Taliban fighters in it." Shenk continues: "We replied that this was not the case. We also stated that we were very clear with both sides to the conflict about the need to respect medical centers."The involvement of "an official in Washington" raises questions as to whether personnel in the Obama administration played a direct role in selecting and targeting the hospital.The report follows a previous article citing a former intelligence official who said special operations analysts had mapped the entire areaAccording to the latter, those found guilty of committing such a crime can be subject to life imprisonment or death.Among the possible motivations for the attack is the fact thatIn a statement released on October 23, which reported an increase in the death toll from 22 to 30, MSF noted that the destruction of the hospital "will have a huge impact on access to surgical care for hundreds of thousands of people in the region... Last year, more than 22,000 patients received care at the hospital and more than 5,900 surgeries were performed."It added, "All that now remains of the three operating theaters, the ER and outpatient departments, and the intensive care unit are collapsed roofs, blackened walls, floors thick with dust, and twisted pieces of metal that were once beds and trolleys."The attack may also have been intended to send a message to Pakistan. According to the earlier AP report, theOnly days after the attack, the Obama administration announced that it would maintain up to 10,000 troops in the country at least through the end of 2016.The White House and the military continue their efforts to whitewash the war crime.On October 15, a US military patrol entered the bombed out hospital facility without informing MSF, a violation of previous agreements. An MSF official said that the entry "damaged property" and "destroyed potential evidence."Over the weekend, the military announced that General John F. Campbell, the overall commander of operations in Afghanistan, has appointed Major General William B. Hickman to lead a supposedly "independent" investigation into the incident. The character of this investigation was indicated by Campbell, who said in a statement, "We will be forthright and transparent and we will hold ourselves accountable for any mistakes made."The purpose of Hickman's inquiry will be to cover up for those responsible.