Marc Garlasco
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Marc Garlasco is a senior military expert for Human Rights Watch.
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[edit] Background
Garlasco served for seven years as a senior analyst in The Pentagon where he was Chief of High Value Targeting during the Iraq War in 2003.[1]
He has a B.A. in Government from St. John’s University and an M.A. in International Relations from the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University.
[edit] Gaza beach controversy
On June 9, 2006, an explosion on a Gaza beach killed a Palestinian family and wounded 40 others, shortly after an Israel Defense Forces strike against Palestinians. Garlasco declared, "The evidence we have gathered strongly suggests Israeli artillery fire was to blame."[2]
On June 19, 2006, Garlasco met with Major-General Meir Kalifi, who was in charge of the IDF inquest into the incident.
"During the two-and-a-half hour meeting with Kalifi, the IDF agreed with Human Rights Watch that it is possible that unexploded ordnance from a 155mm artillery shell fired earlier in the day could have caused the fatal injuries. The IDF fired more than 80 155mm shells in the area of the beach on the morning of the incident. Sand would increase the possibility of a fuse malfunction leading to a dud shell that may have sat in the sand waiting to be set off. The shelling between 4:31 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. could have triggered a dud shell, as could the human traffic on the beach that afternoon."[3]
After that meeting Garlasco said:
"An investigation that refuses to look at contradictory evidence can hardly be considered credible. The IDF’s partisan approach highlights the need for an independent, international investigation."[3]
[edit] Film and television
Garlasco appears prominently in the motion picture No End in Sight and will also be featured in a 60 Minutes story scheduled to air October 28, 2007.
