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In reply to the discussion: New US Drone Strike "Double-Taps" Indicate Possible War Crimes [View all]Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)29. Tell it to the UN, Machoman:
UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Christof Heyns said that if there are "secondary drone strikes on rescuers who are helping (the injured) after an initial drone attack, those further attacks are a war crime."
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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
From the way I understood it, there was substantial lag between the first and second strike.
Victor_c3
Dec 2012
#22
I am very far left economically, but my only real complaints about these things are fiscal. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Dec 2012
#15
The Allied general theory in WWII held that if you bombed the German civilian populace....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#32
Yep...the more you use, the more you have to make, and that means big bucks to the MIC. nt.
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#49
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
If you think about, the 9-11 attack on the WTC was a classic double-strike....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#34
It appears we've learned well from Al Qaida and their own bombing techniques.
bullwinkle428
Dec 2012
#33