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55 Years Ago: My Lai.

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Thu, 16/03/2023 - 19:15

I’m sure experts can say many deep things about war crimes. Alas, I’m no expert. And yet, that caveat in place, I think I’ve noticed two things about war crimes. It’s up to you to judge how interesting they are.

The first thing I can say about war crimes is that for years we hear next to nothing about them, even during wartime. It’s almost like wars became civilised affairs.

Then, suddenly, news reports are full of alleged war crimes.

That’s what happened since February 2022, when the Russian Federation invaded the Ukraine: the term “war crime” became almost as frequent on our TV screens as the daily appearances of the Ukrainian President.

The second thing I’ve noticed is that current news coverage of war crimes is inevitably framed within a cosmic good versus evil conflict – sorry – Western liberal democracies versus autocratic regimes narrative. In this story war crimes are the preserve of the Other: autocratic regimes (aka, the bad guys). Western liberal democracies (We), the immaculately good guys, abhor such things. Living under the rule of law, We promote an “international rules-based order”.

US and NATO Allies Were Responsible for Nearly 65% of Global Arms Exports in 2018-22

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Wed, 15/03/2023 - 21:00

The US share in global arms exports increased from 33% to 40% in 2018-22, and its ally France, the third-largest exporter of weapons, was also a significant beneficiary, with its share increasing from roughly 7.1% to 11%.

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US, UK, Australia Unveil AUKUS Nuclear-Powered Submarine Deal

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Wed, 15/03/2023 - 22:15

By David DeCamp / Antiwar.com On Monday, the US, Britain, and Australia unveiled their plans to develop nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS, a military pact the three countries signed in September 2021 to coordinate on advanced military technology against China. President Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese formally announced the plans at […]

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Exclusive: TSSA management withheld earlier sex and race report from elected officials

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Thu, 23/02/2023 - 01:12
Conley report submitted to union months ago says union stuck in the 80s Earlier this month, Baroness Kennedy published a damning report on sexual harassment in the TSSA union, following a whistleblower’s allegations against senior figures and the #MeTU movement that followed, that has led to a string of resignations and suspensions among the union’s […]

Former Israeli PM Bennett says US ‘blocked’ his attempts at a Russia-Ukraine peace deal

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Mon, 06/02/2023 - 17:29

Bennett says the US and its Western allies decided to ‘keep striking Putin’ and not negotiate This article was originally published by Antiwar.com Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in an interview posted to his YouTube channel on Saturday that the US and its Western allies “blocked” his efforts of mediating between Russia and Ukraine to bring an end to the war in its early days. On March 5, 2022, Bennett traveled to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin. In […]

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Video: US mercenary colonel fighting for Ukraine claims video describing ‘sick’ murders is ‘deepfake’

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Sun, 05/02/2023 - 03:47
Milburn’s ‘Mozart Group’ said to have disbanded shortly after interview that discussed Ukrainian war crimes Retired US Marine Colonel Andy Milburn has reportedly claimed that a video in which he chatted about the ‘sick’, ‘fucked up’ acts he had seen in Ukraine while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, including the murder of prisoners of war. Milburn’s […]

Swedish prosecutors joined Starmer’s CPS in destroying huge evidence in Assange case

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Thu, 02/02/2023 - 04:41
Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi reveals thousands of pages withheld and an unknown number destroyed The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) under Keir Starmer and the Swedish Prosecution Authority (SPA) destroyed or hid thousands of pages of evidence showing their correspondence in pursuit of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, an author and investigative journalist has found after […]

Video: Mexican president accuses Smeeth and group of antisemitism ‘campaign’ against Corbyn

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Fri, 20/01/2023 - 07:17
“The most important thing is to make people aware how all this works and how many of these associations are managed from abroad for political purposes.” In a dramatic video, the President of Mexico points out what the UK media won’t – despite even the Starmer-commissioned Forde Report coming to the same conclusion – that […]

Chris Chibnall is joining Jodie Whittaker at Gallifrey One!

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Tue, 17/01/2023 - 09:00

Departing showrunner Chris Chibnall is heading to LA to join Jodie Whittaker at Gallifrey One! Gallifrey One has always been a convention that celebrates the whole of Doctor Who, right from the 23rd of November 1963 to the present day. And the 33rd edition of the biggest Doctor Who convention in the world, happening in […]

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