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”

• Legalizing Treason

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 135
  Are Hate Crime Laws A Threat To Liberty? In a representative system of government, the greatest threat to liberty is manipulation of the facts required for informed citizen participation. Anyone who cherishes freedom should be alarmed at the ongoing success of such manipulation and outraged that its common source ...
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• As the Light onto the Nations

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 135
  Israel is the light onto the nations’ says the Torah. Indeed it is, and not just because the Torah says so. Israel is ahead of everyone else in many fronts. Take for instance, terrorizing civilian populations and practicing some of the most devastating murderous tactics upon elders, women and young. The Jerusalem ...
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• America’s war criminals

  
  Mission & Justice — Authority: 148
  Jonathan Power; 20/11/09Someone, somewhere, has to say it and thus confirm what the Pentagon always feared would happen if an international war crimes court were established: that the US harbours war criminals of its own and they have served not that long ago at the apex of power in the American government. No one is ...
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• Israel's "Pathology"

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 142
  By Ira Chernus* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Nobody seems to know just what Barack Obama said to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the two met recently at the White House. In fact, when it comes to Middle East policy, nobody seems to know much of anything about what goes on inside the White ...
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• The War On Consciousness

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 545
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• The US Congressman who sold his soul to the Israel lobby

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 142
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• Demjanjuk trial to hear testimony from the dead

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  The trial of alleged Nazi mass murderer John Demjanjuk starts next Monday without a single eyewitness to his crimes.
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• Dennis Kyne: Depleted Uranium (DU) and Very Sick Soldiers and the Cover-Up

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 540
  Dandelion SaladWarningExtremely graphic photos towards the end of this video (43 minutes in).  To be viewed by a mature audience only.talkingsticktvNovember 22, 2009Interview with Dennis Kyne, 15-year U.S. Army Veteran serving in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm more about “Dennis Kyne – ...
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• Khmer Rouge Tribunal Enters Final Phase

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  Closing arguments began Monday in Cambodia in the trial of the former Khmer Rouge prison chief who is accused of crimes against humanity.
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• U.S. Starves Children in Somali War by Glen Ford

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 540
  Dandelion SaladA Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen FordBlack Agenda Report11/10/2009Three years after creating the “worst humanitarian crisis” in Africa by encouraging Ethiopia to invade Somalia, the U.S. now unleashes the food weapon on starving people. “Forty million pounds of American-donated food is ...
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• Ali Abunimah: Campus Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel (BDS) Conference keynote speaker

  
  Grande Strategy — Authority: 131
  Ali Abunimah, co-founder of Electronic Intifada and author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse delivers the keynote address at the 2009 Campus BDS Conference at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
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• List Of The Dead In The Course Of Operation Cast Lead

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 545
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• No 10 - Blair - Cover up - Iraq

  
  'Imagine' A World Of Peace,Understanding,Tolerance — Authority: 137
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• Leaked documents reveal No 10 cover-up over Iraq invasion

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
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• ‘Israel Beiteinu Will Staunchly Oppose Interim Palestinian State’

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 545
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• ICC MAY HAVE EXCUSE NOT TO INVESTIGATE ISRAELI WAR CRIMES

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 545
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• HAMAS AGREES TO HALT ALL ROCKET ATTACKS ~~ ISRAEL RESPONDS WITH MORE BOMBINGS

  
  Desertpeace — Authority: 582
  There are two sides to every situation involving Israel and Palestine….. Just last night the following took place in Gaza…. events that won’t be headline news in the corporate media….. Hamas announced Saturday evening that it has reached an agreement with other militant groups in Gaza ...
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• The Lost Art of Reportage

  
  P U L S E — Authority: 591
  Robert Fisk and Martin Bell in conversation with Ann Leslie.Was there a golden age for international correspondents? Are current affairs now largely brought to us in dumbed down soundbites? Who now sets the framework for coverage of world events?In this podcast recorded at The Independent Woodstock literary festival ...
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• Iraq (Inquiry) ‘Truth Seekers’ Can’t Deal With The Truth

  
  Tony Blair — Authority: 436
  Original Home Page All Contents of Site – Index “Ban Blair-Baiting” petit ion - please sign Comment at end 21st November, 2009 “You want the truth? You can’t deal with the truth” STOP IT … j ust stop it … the STOP THE WAR gang. You talk outrageous rubbish and some of us ...
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• The Valley under Siege

  
  Haqeeqat.Org — Authority: 427
    In modern times, there two issues that have hijacked the the world peace - the Palestine and Kashmir disputes. Interestingly both stemmed almost at the same time into the history and have similar cause - injustice to the indigenous people. The Palestinians and the Kashmiris have since been ...
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