This is one of the issues with claims of atrocities as a function of policy - do we take allegations as entirely accurate and unmotivated by external concerns? Many allegations include motivations to have an effect that cannot be discounted.

This is one area in which Turse and I differ in approach. For him, all atrocity allegations are valid, and the goals of the claimant do not impinge on their reliability. I'm ore interested in the motivations and methods of allegations than the atrocities.