Category Archives: War crimes

Fifteen years of U.S. crimes in Afghanistan

Posted on by November 8, 2016

Millions of Afghans have had their lives permanently changed by the U.S. war, which marked its 15th anniversary on Oct. 7 — an unpropitious date that came and went with little attention in the media, and virtually no acknowledgment by major American politicians. More than a decade of nonstop war has pushed Afghanistan to the brink of catastrophe. And things are getting worse, not better.

At least 220,000 Afghans were killed in the first 12 years of the war, in a conservative estimate, according to a report by the Nobel Prize-winning organization International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

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Yes, Netanyahu, Let’s Talk About Ethnic Cleansing

Posted on by September 13, 2016

Israel knows a thing or two about ethnic cleansing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows a thing or two about propaganda. The video he posted on Friday proves both points. Here’s the real thing — yet another record for Israeli chutzpah: The evacuation of settlers from the West Bank (which has never happened, and presumably never will) is ethnic cleansing.

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A Peaceful, Silent, Deadly Remedy: The Ethics of Economic Sanctions

Posted on by July 23, 2015

Economic sanctions are emerging as one of the major tools of international governance in the post-Cold War era. Sanctions have long been seen as a form of political intervention that does not cause serious human damage, and therefore does not raise pressing ethical questions. However, the nature of sanctions is that they effectively target the most vulnerable and least political sectors of society, and for this reason they must be subject to ethical scrutiny.

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The quantum mechanics of Israeli totalitarianism

Posted on by May 8, 2015

With its matrix of control, Israel has achieved an unparalleled and uniquely successful synergy of “bio” and “necro”-politics, controlling life and death at most every scale of Palestinian existence. The matrix is continuously adjusted with as much care as Israel has adjusted the caloric intake of Gazans during its periodic intensifications of the Gazan siege.

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Starvation as a Weapon: Legal Implications of the United Nations Food Blockade Against Iraq and Kuwait

Posted on by March 20, 2014

In this article, I analyze the legal and factual background of the food blockade against Iraq (1990-), and then assess its compliance with international humanitarian law. I conclude that the U.N., the members of the Security Council, and the countries that participated violated several mandatory humanitarian norms in enforcing the food blockade.

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War Crimes as Policy

Posted on by June 3, 2013

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/05/31/war-crimes-as-policy-2/Weekend Edition May 31-Jun 02, 2013 The CIA: Keepers of the Hit ListsWar Crimes as Policyby DOUGLAS VALENTINE and NICOLAS J.S. DAVIES In February the Guardian and BBC Arabic unveiled a documentary exploring the role of retired Colonel James Steele … Read more . . .

STL’s Cassese: Resignation Likely Sign of Infighting Not Ill-Health

Posted on by January 31, 2014

http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/stl%E2%80%99s-cassese-resignation-likely-sign-infighting-not-ill-health STL’s Cassese: Resignation Likely Sign of Infighting Not Ill-Health Judge Cassese had informed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon two weeks ago about his intention to resign from his position due to differences between Bellemare and some of the Tribunal’s … Read more . . .

War Crimes & the Bombing of Libya

Posted on by January 31, 2014

War Crimes & the Bombing of LibyaDispatches From The EdgeConn Hallinan May 16, 2011 According to the New York Times (5/16/11), Gen. Sir David Richards, “Britain’s top military commander,” is proposing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) target Libyan … Read more . . .

Families of Gaza flotilla victims accuse Israel of war crimes

Posted on by January 31, 2014

Families of Gaza flotilla victims accuse Israel of war crimes in The Hague Delegation representing 300 activists files complaint over Israel’s raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which left 9 activists dead. By The Associated Press   http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/the-associated-press-1.237 and Danna Harman <http://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/danna-harman-1.288434>    … Read more . . .