War Crimes

War crimes are violations of the ethics of war and vary from one nation to another. Broadly conceived, however, war crimes are the wanton infliction of pain and suffering on non-combatants or prisoners of war.

Though war crimes may refer to the destruction of cities and townships, it is more broadly discussed in relation to the deliberate attempt to violate the human rights of non-combatants and prisoners of war.

Even within war there are rules of engagement, and there are circumstances that differentiate a just from an unjust war. War crimes are always a violation of human rights and always a violation of individual civil liberties.

 

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “War Crimes”

• China executes nine over Xinjiang riots

  
  FT.com - UK Politics & Policy news — Authority: 190
  China has executed nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang region in July, the first to be put to death over the unrest, the China News Service says
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• At Berlin Ceremony, Leaders Past and Present

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mikhail Gorbachev retraced the steps of the first East German crowds surging to West Berlin 20 years ago.
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• Prioritize in Afghanistan

  
  The AfPak Channel — Authority: 636
  By J Alexander Thier Mr. President, be practical, but do not abandon hope. Is the continuation, or even expansion, of the Americanengagement in Afghanistanworth the investment? I believe that answer is yes. The Afghan people, and thosewho have lived and worked among the Afghans, have not given up hope for a ...
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• China executes nine over Xinjiang riots

  
  FT.com - UK Politics & Policy news — Authority: 190
  China executes nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang region in July, the first to be put to death over the unrest, the China News Service says
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• A Q&A with White Collar’s Willie Garson

  
  Raked — Authority: 430
  image courtesy of USA One of my favorite new shows this season is USA’s White Collar , which is probably why I was so excited to take part in a conference call with Willie Garson, who plays Mozzie on the show. Mozzie is a friend of Neal who flies under the radar–just enough that he’s really not noticed as ...
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• When Im Right, Im Right

  
  An American Lion — Authority: 479
  Fort Hood Memorial for 1st Cavalry Division Fallen Soldiers Yes,  it WAS a terrorist attack: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ...
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• How Many More Will "Go Postal"?

  
  AWEARNESS: The Kenneth Cole Blog — Authority: 525
  As my colleague Ron Mwangaguhunga wrote in another post today, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has exceeded 10% - the highest in a quarter-century. Were in a crisis situation: The gap between the rich and poor in this country is now on-par with countries like Mexico and Turkey, places where the wealthy can live like ...
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• No Laughing Matter

  
  Suburban Guerrilla — Authority: 668
  Krugman on the crazy right .
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• Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Life Sentences For Juveniles

  
  Law Review — Authority: 150
  The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether its cruel and unusual for juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison for crimes in which the victim does not die. The Court will hear two similar cases consecutively.  SCOTUSblog provides a full overview, but the two cases can be summarized as follows:  ...
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• Chilling Effect of Hate Crimes Law?

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 754
  President Obama signed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law last month. More precisely, he signed into law the fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, which contains the hate crimes measure as a ride-along amendment. Either way it’s viewed, the measure is misnamed with respect ...
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• OIC Summit being held today in Turkey

  
  Pakistan Real Estate News, Articles, Properties in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Gwadar, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad and Dubai — Authority: 452
  ISTANBUL: Turkish officials say Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not attend a summit of Islamic leaders in Istanbul Monday. Turkey said last week that Bashir would be present for the Organization of the Islamic Conference summit, despite the international warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges. However, ...
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• fbi crime commission sv!!!!

  
  Scam Of The Day — Authority: 162
  From: “FBI CRIME COMMISSION” Reply-To: Subject: fbi crime commission sv!!!! Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:37:50 -0000 To: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. Federal bureau of investigation J. Edgar Hoover building 935 ...
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• Anti-Gay Artur Davis was the Only Black Vote Against Health Care

  
  Rod 2.0:Beta — Authority: 565
  In April, the predictably anti-gay Artur Davis—the black conservative Democrat from Birmingham, Alabama who boasts an abysmal 45 percent Human Rights Campaign score—was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes...
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• Nidal Hasan Sought Contact With al Qaeda: CIA Refuses Congressional Briefing; Anwar al Awlaki, Hasan Mentor, Praises Great Heroic Act

  
  American Power — Authority: 689
  From ABC News, " Officials: U.S. Aware of Hasan Efforts to Contact al Qaeda " (via Memeorandum ): U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case ...
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• Kenya: Mwai Kibaki and Odinga must co-operate with ICC

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 716
  The Partnership for Change has issued a statement calling for Mwai Kibaki And Raila Odinga to cooperate with the International Criminal Court and ensure The Special Tribunal Bill in Kenya is passed and enacted into law within two weeks.
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• What Kind Of Psychopath Sells Faulty Fuses To The Military?

  
  ATTACKERMAN — Authority: 699
  From a Justice Department press release : The United States has filed a lawsuit against Kaman Dayron Inc., alleging that the Orlando, Fla., defense contractor violated the False Claims Act by knowingly substituting non-conforming parts in fuzes (sophisticated ignition devices incorporating mechanical and/or ...
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• South American Kidnappers and Major League Baseball

  
  An American Lion - MICRO Print Edition — Authority: 135
  This is sad: The mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano was kidnapped Sunday, Zambranos agent Peter Greenberg said late Sunday night by phone. Elizabeth Mendez Zambrano was abducted sometime Sunday morning from her sons farm, about half hour from the central Venezuela city of Maracay, Greenberg ...
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• The Left After the Berlin Wall - Theyre Back, Attacking Us From Within

  
  American Power — Authority: 689
  Melanie Phillips illustrates once more why shes one of the most important journalists working anywhere in the world today. From her essay, " We Were Fools to Think the Fall of the Berlin Wall Had Killed Off the Far Left. Theyre Back - and Attacking Us From Within ": Twenty years ago today, supporters of ...
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• Women, Combat, and Fort Hood

  
  Human Nature — Authority: 118
  Fort Hood, Texas, hosts tens of thousands of men who are trained to fight for their country. But none of them stopped Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as he blew away 13 of their colleagues Thursday afternoon. It was a civilian police officer, Sgt. Kimberly Munley, who confronted and shot him in an exchange of gunfire. For her ...
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• Tragedy At Ft. Hood: A Catalyst For Change?

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 140
  By Dr. Alan Sabrosky * The incident at Ft. Hood was a genuine tragedy. Im only surprised it didnt happen sooner, there or somewhere else. It is going to take time for the details to be sorted out. Generalizing from a single incident is always dangerous, no matter how compelling it seems. Sometimes an isolated ...
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