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”

• Kill Enemy Children: Jewish Edict

  
  Patrick J. Buchanan — Authority: 604
  By Khalid Amayreh — Desert Peace Hundreds of children were killed in Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this year. OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – A Jewish rabbi has issued a book giving Jews permission to murder non-Jews, including babies and children, who may pose an actual or potential threat to Jews or Israel. “It is ...
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• Torture Update: Andy Worthington’s Excellent New Film

  
  BOVARD — Authority: 416
  Andy Worthington, the author of The Guantanamo Files , is touring the U.S. with his excellent new film, “ Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo .” He will be in California later this week. Tour schedule is here . “Outside the Law” does a fine job of blending the legal issues and personal ...
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• Militarist Masturbation

  
  STATION CHARON — Authority: 119
  FOX NFL crew in Afghanistan. Maybe Terry Bradshaw wasn’t really so dumb that he couldn’t spell cat if you spotted him the first two letters after all, as former Dallas Cowboy and lottery winner Thomas ‘Hollywood’ Henderson once said but like all chickenhawks he can’t resist the allure of the uniform even ...
  21 hours ago

• HASBARA IN MOTION ~~AIPAC WINS ~~ THE PEOPLE LOSE

  
  Desertpeace — Authority: 543
  Image by Bendib In a blatant show of contempt for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, the US House of Representatives voted to oppose the Goldstone Report on the war crimes committed in Gaza last year. The vote was 344 to 36. Those that voted against the House resolution are to be ...
  21 hours ago

• International Relations: Islamic leaders meet for economic summit

  
  i On Global Trends - Mike Hitchen Online - news, opinion, analysis — Authority: 489
  Xinhua - Leaders from Islamic states under the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have converged in Istanbul to attend the economy summit of OICs Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation. However, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir cancelled his scheduled visit to Turkey and told his ...
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• An Ethical Question: Does a Nazi Deserve a Place Among Philosophers?

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 915
  A soon-to-be published book has revived the long-running debate about whether the German philosopher Martin Heidegger can be separated from his philosophy.
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Psyche, Science, and Society — Authority: 129
  The LA Times thinks that the Italian court was right in stating that laws against kidnapping apply to all, even CIA operatives, or administration officials: Italy got it right: CIA renditions are wrong The conviction of 23 Americans in the abduction of Muslim cleric Abu Omar may be largely symbolic, but it ...
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• Goldstone and the Rule of Law

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 591
  The International Court came into being by virtue of the Rome Treaty in 2002.. To date, 110 states have signed on and a further 38 states have signed but not ratified it. The U.S. and Israel are among those who have yet to ratify the treaty. The same year, Richard Goldstone delivered a speech at a ...
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• What does justice look like in Cambodia?

  
  P U L S E — Authority: 583
  I was in Cambodia in 2006 working with a small, grass-roots, non-profit organization dedicated to street children.  One day while heading to a village located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh (Cambodia’s capital), I passed by the massive reconstruction site of what was to become the UN backed Extraordinary Chambers ...
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• The Evil Empire

  
  Milfuegos — Authority: 127
  By Paul Craig Roberts November 06, 2009 " Information Clearing House " -- -The US government is now so totally under the thumbs of organized interest groups that “our” government can no longer respond to the concerns of the American people who ...
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• IN JON WE TRUST

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 140
  By Maidhc Ó Cathail * Appalled by the Bush administrations foreign policy, and feeling let down by a compliant news media, many young Americans turned to Jon Stewarts The Daily Show for some critical insight into what had gone so terribly wrong with their country, as well as some light relief from the horror of it ...
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• The Men of Guantanamo

  
  Suburban Guerrilla — Authority: 668
  Every American should watch this:
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• Goldstone and Gold at Brandeis, November 5, 2009

  
  From the field — Authority: 417
  The Brandeis event was held the day after the General Assemblys endorsement of the Goldstone report. By a vote of 114 ayes, 18 nos, 44 abstentions and with 16 member states not voting, the GA confirmed the report. Notable abstentions were France, the UK and Japan. China voted with "aye". All Scandinavian ...
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• U.N.’s Goldstone criticizes U.S. reaction to Gaza report (Reuters)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 165
  Reuters – The head of a U.N. investigation that accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza, Richard Goldstone, has said he is disappointed there has been such a “lukewarm” reaction to his findings in the United States. Here is the original post: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">U.N.’s Goldstone criticizes ...
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• Karadzic war crimes trial postponed

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 591
  BOSNIAN Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic won a small victory in a battle of wills with UN court judges when they adjourned his genocide trial to March next year, legal analysts have said. While the judges opted to impose a lawyer on Karadzic, who has boycotted his trial since it started on October 26, they ...
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• John Pilger: Breaking The Silence – Truth and Lies in the War on Terror (2006)

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  Dandelion SaladPosted previously on my old blog in 2006.WarningThis video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.Breaking The Silence – Truth and Lies in the War on Terror HQ by John Pilger51:05 min more about “John Pilger: Breaking The ...
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• Iconic Images of Human Rights Violations (30): The Bombing of Dresden

  
  P.A.P. Blog - Human Rights Etc. — Authority: 434
  ( source , click on the image to enlarge) Read the story behind this atrocity here . More iconic images of human rights violations are here . Posted in horror, iconic images of human rights violations, war Tagged: germany, human rights violations, iconic images, war, war crimes
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• Breaking the Australian Silence By John Pilger

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 541
  Dandelion SaladBy John PilgerICHNovember 06, 2009In a speech at the Sydney Opera House to mark his award of Australia’s human rights prize, the Sydney Peace Prize, John Pilger describes the “unique features” of a political silence in Australia: how it affects the national life of his homeland and the way ...
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• MOHAMMED OMER SPEAKS ON THE HELL THAT IS GAZA

  
  Desertpeace — Authority: 543
  Mohammed Omer is not a stranger to the regular readers of this Blog. His articles have appeared here on a regular basis, as did the commentaries of the horrors he personally faced in June 2008. He is presently on a speaking tour in the United States. Below you will find one of his recent ...
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• THE WAR THAT WAS OVERLOOKED BY GOLDSTONE

  
  Desertpeace — Authority: 543
  Image “Copyleft’ by Carlos Latuff Gaza was not the only victim of Israeli terror……     Click HERE to order the new book Poets for Palestine, edited by Remi Kanazi Posted in DesertPeace Exclusive, Ethnic Cleansing, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Lebanon War, Palestine, Poetry, ...
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