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War Crimes
![Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0611-ilhan-omar-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Back Ilhan Omar After “Bad Faith” Attack by House Democrats
Omar said Wednesday that she was once again enduring threats against her life and racist vitriol following her remarks.
![Rep. Barbara Lee listens during a commemoration rally on June 1, 2021, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1321184554-400x300.jpg)
Barbara Lee Introduces Bill to Help Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange
Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange sprayed by the U.S. continue to suffer but have never been adequately compensated.
![Palestinians search for their belongings while rescue efforts continue to evacuate Palestinians from the rubble of the buildings destroyed by ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, in Beit Hanoun, Gaza on May 14, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0514-gaza-d-400x300.jpg)
Israel Isn’t Entitled to “Self-Defense” Against the People Under Its Occupation
Biden is claiming that Israel’s war crimes against Palestinian civilians are justified in the name of “self-defense.”
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Landmark ICC Decision Could Open the Door for Prosecuting Israel on War Crimes
Human rights lawyer Raji Sourani says the decision restores “the independence and the credibility of the ICC.”
![Smoke billows following a reported airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on November 27, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/01/2021_0122-yemen-airstrike-400x300.jpg)
Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon’s Influence on US Foreign Policy
Weapons makers like Raytheon don’t just follow U.S. foreign policy; they make it through allies embedded in government.
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Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Jailed for War Crimes Against Iraqi Civilians
The White House described the former Blackwater mercenaries as veterans with “a long history of service to the nation."
![Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange leaves Southwark Crown Court in a security van on May 1, 2019, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/10/GettyImages-1140452204-400x300.jpg)
Assange Faces Extradition for Exposing US War Crimes
Trump's push to extradite WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is a blunt effort to criminalize journalism.
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Trump Is Trying to Hide US and Israeli War Crimes by Attacking the ICC
Trump aims to ensure that no American or Israeli is brought to the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
![Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks to the media](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/03/2020_0310-pompeo-afghanistan-400x300.jpg)
Team Trump Tried to Bully the ICC Into Dropping War Crimes Probe But Failed
The impunity that U.S. officials have enjoyed for their international crimes may finally be coming to an end.
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Trump Could Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations and Corruption
Truthout contributing writer Marjorie Cohn discusses the Trump impeachment.