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Kelvin Mace

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27. He knowingly engages

Reply to Comrade_McKenzie (Reply #14)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 01:56 PM

Dec 2012

in military actions which result in innocent civilian death.

That IS a war crime.

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New US Drone Strike "Double-Taps" Indicate Possible War Crimes [View all] grahamhgreen Dec 2012 OP

The continued war in the middle east sickens me Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #1

"Double tap." Can you get more Orwellian than that? woo me with science Dec 2012 #2

yup, and then we wonder why terrorists would want to bomb us Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #3

I totally agree with you. nt newfie11 Dec 2012 #17

"We wonder why terrorists would want to bomb us." woo me with science Dec 2012 #20

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #7

US government admits deliberately aiming bombs at children. woo me with science Dec 2012 #8

thanks Enrique Dec 2012 #13

Well, to be fair, woo me with science Dec 2012 #16

OMFG, what have we become? grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #25

But didn't you hear? 'They' the citizens of the countries we think we have a right to invade, 'use sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #36

What total horseshit Mangoman Dec 2012 #4

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which is the lie Enrique Dec 2012 #9

All war is a crime. quaker bill Dec 2012 #10

So it's not a war crime to... Mangoman Dec 2012 #19

From the way I understood it, there was substantial lag between the first and second strike. Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #22

First some do consider things like carpet bombing a war crime nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #35

Actually, both generally qualify as war crimes JackRiddler Dec 2012 #38

I am very far left economically, but my only real complaints about these things are fiscal. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #15

The "horseshit" woo me with science Dec 2012 #6

why not? n/t Enrique Dec 2012 #11

Not always true, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #24

The Allied general theory in WWII held that if you bombed the German civilian populace.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #32

This is the argument in a nutshell. Well put. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #46

Yep...the more you use, the more you have to make, and that means big bucks to the MIC. nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #49

Tell it to the UN, Machoman: Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #29

Killing aid workers and/or civilians who try to help the wounded, is a war crime. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #37

You couldn't have told a bigger lie. And now, you're not able to lie at all, at least in this threa DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2012 #44

Dropping even a single bomb on women and children is a war crime as far as I'm concerned.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #50

firing one missile, waiting 10 minutes for help to arrive, then firing another... mike_c Dec 2012 #51

This news is very dangerous to the pro-war PR effort. woo me with science Dec 2012 #12

If you think about, the 9-11 attack on the WTC was a classic double-strike.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #34

Our President is not a war criminal... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #14

no, it's a content farm Enrique Dec 2012 #18

He knowingly engages Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #27

You seem to think this is a matter of principle, not fact. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #39

whatever it takes for you to get to sleep at night frylock Dec 2012 #43

As was said upthread.. 99Forever Dec 2012 #21

Yes. nt woo me with science Dec 2012 #23

So now Obama joins Bush as a war criminal? Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #26

I'm sure you'll find a solution to this conundrum. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #40

First responders in Taliban encampments? nt geek tragedy Dec 2012 #28

You mean Pakistani villages? Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #30

Well, context does matter, doesn't it. geek tragedy Dec 2012 #31

People also live around "remote ridges." JackRiddler Dec 2012 #42

It appears we've learned well from Al Qaida and their own bombing techniques. bullwinkle428 Dec 2012 #33

used to be we condemned terrorists for employing these tactics frylock Dec 2012 #41

Oh, please. Robb Dec 2012 #45

One of the tools we have for ending war, is prosecuting war crimes. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #47

Really? Which war was ended by prosecuting war crimes? Robb Dec 2012 #48

WWII. Ended with the prosecution of war crimes. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #52

No. Prosecution of war crimes came after. Robb Dec 2012 #53