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War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you

Al Jazeera · · 1065 words · By Philippe Bolopion
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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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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Multiple web search results independently confirm Trump's statements about not needing international law and his reliance on personal morality.
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web search NEUTRAL — DonaldTrumphas said "I don'tneedinternationallaw" and that his power is limited only by his "own morality".
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/trump-power-…
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web search NEUTRAL — DonaldTrumphas insisted he doesn'tneedto abide byinternationallawand the only constraint keeping his power in check is his own morality. In a wide-ranging defence of a week of global ...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…
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web search NEUTRAL — United States PresidentDonaldTrumphas dismissedinternationallaw, saying only his "own morality" can curb the aggressive policies he is pursuing across the world after the abduction of ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/9/trump-says-he-doesnt…
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed 'tepid legality' in favour of 'maximum lethality'.”
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Two web search results independently report Pete Hegseth's advocacy for 'maximum lethality' over 'tepid legality'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Defense SecretaryPeteHegsethsaid Friday that the U.S. military will now embrace “maximumlethality, nottepidlegality,” as President Donald Trump signed an executive order reverting the name of the Depa…
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/pete-hegseth-promises-the-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Defense SecretaryPeteHegseth, introduced as the Secretary of War by Trump, cheered the change, which he has long advocated. "We're going to go on the offence, not just on defence.Maximumlethality, not…
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/572288/maximum-lethality-no…
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web search NEUTRAL — PeteHegsethalways had fondness forlethality. He wrote a book about it.At an event rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War (another illustration ofHegseth’s obsessive focus on war…
https://www.ms.now/opinion/pete-hegseth-signal-report-milita…
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“Trump told NBC News, 'We may hit it a few more times just for fun.'”
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Three web search results independently confirm Trump's remarks about potential strikes on Kharg Island, corroborated by Wikipedia's 2026 Iran war context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 March 2026, the United States Air Force conducted a large bombing raid on Kharg Island, a key oil export hub off the Persian Gulf coast of Iran. The strikes targeted more than 90 Iranian militar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kharg_Island_attack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_expansionism_under_Do…
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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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Wikipedia entries about Israel Katz and the 2026 Lebanon war do not directly confirm specific threats to demolish homes or block civilian returns.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel Katz (Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּ״ץ; born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Katz
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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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Wikipedia entries about the IRGC and 2026 Iran war do not mention targeting of US civilian assets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of confirmed Iranian officials killed during the 2026 Iran war. Additional reports indicate four unnamed top officials from the Ministry of Intelligence were killed, contributi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranian_officials_kill…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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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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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support the claim about a US military report attributing a school attack to US forces.
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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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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the use of white phosphorus by Israel on Lebanese homes.
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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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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support claims about Iran using cluster munitions against Israel or attacking ships in 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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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the casualty numbers across Iran, Lebanon, and 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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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the displacement of several million people in the Gulf, Israel, and Lebanon.
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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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