Tag: War crimes

Categories Asia & Pacific

Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing

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China’s Foreign Ministry has demanded probes be opened into numerous allegations of crimes committed by the US military against Afghans during the 20-year occupation of the now-Taliban controlled nation. … Read More >Crimes by US military must be investigated, Beijing says after reports that American troops fired on civilians after Kabul bombing

Categories Middle East

IDF accused of ‘covering up’ 6 Palestinian deaths after army probe says ‘lessons learned’ in ‘mistaken’ Gaza shelling – reports

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly covered up the killing of six Palestinians, including a baby, after “mistakenly” shelling an area housing Bedouin farmers in an operation in the Gaza Strip during the 11-day war in May. … Read More >IDF accused of ‘covering up’ 6 Palestinian deaths after army probe says ‘lessons learned’ in ‘mistaken’ Gaza shelling – reports

Categories World

Australian military quietly releases reform plan to address ‘serious & systemic’ failings exposed by Afghanistan war crimes report

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Australia’s Defense Department has released a four-year plan to tackle “serious and systemic” failures in its military structure and culture – eight months after a bombshell probe into war crimes in Afghanistan. … Read More >Australian military quietly releases reform plan to address ‘serious & systemic’ failings exposed by Afghanistan war crimes report

Categories Middle East

America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT

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The US has lost the war in Afghanistan not when it decided to withdraw as the Taliban regained power, but years ago, when it bombed Afghan homes in the name of fighting terror, ex-president Hamid Karzai told RT’s Oksana Boyko. … Read More >America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT

Categories Videos

TalkingStickTV – Alison Weir – The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel

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Talk by Alison Weir, Executive Director of If Americans Knew, President of the Council for the National Interest, and author of the book “Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel” recorded July 30, 2014 at the Common Good Cafe at University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle, WA. … Read More >TalkingStickTV – Alison Weir – The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel

Categories Middle East

Apparent war crimes committed during 11-day Israel-Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch says, urging international probe

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Human Rights Watch, an international NGO, has called on the International Criminal Court to launch an inquiry into apparent war crimes committed by Israeli and Palestinian armed forces during the 11-day war in May. … Read More >Apparent war crimes committed during 11-day Israel-Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch says, urging international probe

Categories Shows

‘What Israel uses against Palestinians today will be used against the world tomorrow’ – UN Rapporteur

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Michael Lynk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He discusses the postponement of the Palestinian elections and the difficulty of holding them at all under Israeli occupation, how Israel’s illegal settlements are the engine for the occupation, the war crimes committed by Israel in the recent 11-day bombing of Gaza, the NSO Group’s Pegasus project leaks … Read More >‘What Israel uses against Palestinians today will be used against the world tomorrow’ – UN Rapporteur

Categories World

‘Never happened’: Aussie SAS corporal denies claims he ‘BLOODED’ rookie soldier by ordering him to kill prisoners

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Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has firmly rejected allegations he ever killed unarmed detainees in Afghanistan, as well as claims he ordered a rookie to kill unarmed Afghan men in a “blooding” ritual. … Read More >‘Never happened’: Aussie SAS corporal denies claims he ‘BLOODED’ rookie soldier by ordering him to kill prisoners

Categories World

Pentagon admits 23 civilian deaths by US military operations in 2020 – far fewer than claimed by NGOs

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Washington has released unclassified information detailing how many civilians died worldwide as a result of US military actions in 2020. After reviewing hundreds of reports, the Pentagon admitted to 23 unintentional deaths. … Read More >Pentagon admits 23 civilian deaths by US military operations in 2020 – far fewer than claimed by NGOs