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In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes
It was a premeditated, hence illegal, use of deadly force.
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Trump’s Nuclear Threat Warrants Removal From Office
Impeachment is a political, not a legal, process.
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On George W. Bush: The Enemy of Our Enemy Is Still a War Criminal
That Bush finds Trump's rhetoric distasteful is no reason to turn a presidential war criminal into a liberal hero.
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US Military and CIA Leaders May Be Investigated for War Crimes
The international court is putting the US on notice.
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Mattis and Tillerson Aren’t Mitigating Trump — They’re on a Path of Destruction
War crimes and ineptitude mar defense and state departments.
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After MOAB, More Afghans Unite to Resist US War and Occupation
Afghans are demanding that the US end the terrorism it's waging on their country in the name of the war on terror.
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Donald Trump’s War Crimes
The Trump administration's war crimes include the indiscriminate bombings of schools, hospitals, homes and mosques.
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The Injustices of Chelsea Manning’s Ordeal
Chelsea Manning fulfilled her legal duty to report war crimes.
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Did Trump’s Defense Secretary Nominee James Mattis Commit War Crimes in Iraq?
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, James “Mad Dog” Mattis, faces his Senate confirmation hearing.
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Dahr Jamail | James Mattis Is a War Criminal: I Experienced His Attack on Fallujah Firsthand
The selection of an unprosecuted war criminal for secretary of defense is an affront to the rule of international law.