The concept of "war crimes" was introduced to world law just before Israel became a state (again). Israel captured hundreds of Palestinians for unlimited detention. A militant organization captured two Israeli soldiers for use as a bargaining chip to obtain the release of Palestinians. Israel responded by murdering dozens of Palestinian civilians -- a war crime.
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The biggest problem with using 9-11 as an analogy is that we are not attacking any terrorists who had anything to do with 9-11. Those people are sitting in the White House. We now have evidence that the twin towers were brought down by pre-planted explosive charges, coordinated with the airplane attack. A mixture of Thermite and sulfur was used to cut the columns, causing the collapse. This was clearly not the work of a handful of Arabs armed with box-cutters. A rogue network, including individuals in key spots in the administrative and legislative branches of our country, shot us in the foot to "justify" invading Afghanist
2006-07-25
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