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The Israeli newspaper ] has strongly criticized the accuracy of Garlasco's reports on Israel military activity.<ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation .</ref> The Israeli newspaper ] has strongly criticized the accuracy of Garlasco's reports on Israel military activity.<ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation .</ref>


Maariv also claims that Gerlasco is "a collector of Nazi memorabilia," that he has published a book on the the subject of Nazi military insignia, and that he posts frequently on the web pages of of collectors of Nazi memorabilia. The Communications Director at HRW, Emma Daly, claimed the story is not accurate, despite a picture of Garlasco wearing a 3rd Reich Nazi sweatshirt (http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2009/09/hrws-garlasco-taking-it-easy.html): Flak88 and Mark Garlasco are the same person, and Garlasco's interest is in German and American Second World War artifacts and not in Nazi memorabilia. <ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation </ref> The director of ], Professor Gerald Steinberg, asserts that there is a connection between the reports that Garlasco writes and his passion for collectin Nazi military insignia. Steinberg told Ma'ariv that "HRW is considered a very prestigious, very moral, organization," however, "A number of senior figures there have an anti-Israel ideological background. We see this clearly with Garlasco." <ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation </ref> Maariv also claims that Gerlasco is "a collector of Nazi memorabilia," that he has published a book on the the subject of Nazi military insignia, and that he posts frequently on the web pages of of collectors of Nazi memorabilia. The Communications Director at HRW, Emma Daly, noted the story is not accurate: Flak88 and Mark Garlasco are the same person, and Garlasco's interest is in German and American Second World War artifacts and not in Nazi memorabilia. <ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation </ref> The director of ], Professor Gerald Steinberg, asserts that there is a connection between the reports that Garlasco writes and his passion for collectin Nazi military insignia. Steinberg told Ma'ariv that "HRW is considered a very prestigious, very moral, organization," however, "A number of senior figures there have an anti-Israel ideological background. We see this clearly with Garlasco." <ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation </ref>


Garlasco responded to the allegations under the pename Flak88, "I would reply, but I don't want to encourage them... Anyway, I doubt if they read my book. More than anything else, it is related to my work."<ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation </ref> Garlasco responded to the allegations under the pename Flak88, "I would reply, but I don't want to encourage them... Anyway, I doubt if they read my book. More than anything else, it is related to my work."<ref>Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation </ref>

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Marc Garlasco (born September 4, 1970) is an author and senior military expert for Human Rights Watch.

Background

Marc Garlasco was born in Manhattan on September 4, 1970. He was raised in Queens where he attended St. Leo's grammar school, Archbishop Molloy High School. Marc has a B.A. in Government from St. John’s University and a M.A. in International Relations from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He lives in Pleasantville, New York.

Career

Marc Garlasco is the senior military analyst in Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Emergencies Division. He specializes in battle damage assessment, military operations, and interrogations,Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Before working for HRW he was an intelligence professional at the Defense Intelligence Agency and was Chief of High Value Targeting in the Pentagon during the Second Gulf War where he led the effort to track and target Saddam Hussein. Garlasco was also on the Operation Desert Fox (Iraq) Battle Damage Assessment team in 1998, and led a Pentagon Battle Damage Assessment team to Kosovo in 1999. He also participated in over 50 interrogations as a subject matter expert. In total, Garlasco served for seven years in the Pentagon.

In 2003 Garlasco was responsible for dropping two, laser-guided, 500-kilogram bombs on a house in the Tuwaisi, neighborhood of Basra, Iraq that he believed to contain Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as Chemical Ali, the man responsible for launching poison gas attacks on Kurds in Iraq beginning in 1988. Watching the attack via satellite form a room in the Pentagon, Garlasco threw his arms in the air and shouted: "I just blew up Chemical Ali!" Garlasco was mistaken. The airstrike killed 17 persons; Chemical Ali was not in the house.


The Israeli newspaper Maariv has strongly criticized the accuracy of Garlasco's reports on Israel military activity.

Maariv also claims that Gerlasco is "a collector of Nazi memorabilia," that he has published a book on the the subject of Nazi military insignia, and that he posts frequently on the web pages of of collectors of Nazi memorabilia. The Communications Director at HRW, Emma Daly, noted the story is not accurate: Flak88 and Mark Garlasco are the same person, and Garlasco's interest is in German and American Second World War artifacts and not in Nazi memorabilia. The director of NGO Monitor, Professor Gerald Steinberg, asserts that there is a connection between the reports that Garlasco writes and his passion for collectin Nazi military insignia. Steinberg told Ma'ariv that "HRW is considered a very prestigious, very moral, organization," however, "A number of senior figures there have an anti-Israel ideological background. We see this clearly with Garlasco."

Garlasco responded to the allegations under the pename Flak88, "I would reply, but I don't want to encourage them... Anyway, I doubt if they read my book. More than anything else, it is related to my work."

HRW issued a statement in defense of Garlasco, stating that, ""These allegations are monstrous. He does not delve into Nazi memorabilia. Garlasco is a student of military history and he has an interest in military history."

Garlasco appeared prominently in the motion picture No End in Sight and was featured in a 60 Minutes story that aired October 28, 2007.

Books

  • The Flak Badges of the Luftwaffe and Heer, 2008, B&D Publishing LLC

References

  1. The Pentagon Official Who Came in From the Cold, Susanne Koelbl , 4/03/2009
  2. ^ Marc Garlasco profile at guardian.co.uk
  3. The Pentagon Official Who Came in From the Cold, Susanne Koelbl , 4/03/2009
  4. Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation .
  5. Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation
  6. Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation
  7. Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation
  8. Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation
  9. Maariv, Sept. 9, 2009, Hebrew google translation "Can of Worms discovered Human Rights Watch," is here for non-Hebrew speakers, a more accurate translation by Israel Matzav is here quote taken form Israel Matzav translation. another translation

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