War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you
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“US President Donald Trump told The New York Times he doesn’t 'need international law' and the only restraint on his power was his 'own morality'.”
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed 'tepid legality' in favour of 'maximum lethality'.”
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“Trump told NBC News, 'We may hit it a few more times just for fun.'”
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“Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has threatened to demolish homes across southern Lebanon and block hundreds of thousands of civilians from returning.”
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“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared US banks, investment firms and commercial ships valid targets despite their civilian status.”
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“The US military report indicates US forces were responsible for a deadly attack on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, in which more than 170 children and staff were killed.”
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“The Israeli military has fired white phosphorus on Lebanese homes despite a clear prohibition on its use as a weapon in populated areas.”
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“Iran has launched internationally banned cluster munitions at Israeli cities and attacked commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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“More than 2,000 people have been killed in Iran, more than 1,200 in Lebanon, and 17 in Israel.”
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“Several million people across the Gulf, Israel and Lebanon have been displaced or forced to flee from their homes.”
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“The Israeli military has fired white phosphorus, which can burn to the bone, on Lebanese homes despite a clear prohibition on its use as a weapon in populated areas.”
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“The Geneva Conventions oblige every country not merely to follow the laws of war but also ensure global respect for them, including by refusing to arm forces credibly accused of violating them.”
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“Governments with developed intelligence capabilities should be preserving and sharing evidence of war crimes right now: satellite imagery, communications intercepts, open-source footage.”
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