“WAR CRIMES IN PROGRESS.” Amnesty International so characterizes the escalating practice of Syrian rebels beating and summarily executing people associated with the Syrian government, many of whom are soldiers manning checkpoints designed to quell the insurgency. Free Syrian Army, the “umbrella” group supported by U.S. and other foreign powers and which “coordinates” rebel efforts, [...]
RAISING THE JIHADIST FLAG OVER THE SYRIAN OPPOSITION. While the world’s mainstream press continues to demonize the Syrian government and idolize the opposition to same, two New York Times reporters tell a story that seldom enters that “stream.” An increasing factor in the rebel opposition is the rise of involvement of jihadist Muslim groups [...]
WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS: ANOTHER WEAPON IN THE MILITARY ARSENAL OF IMPERIAL POWERS. (World Socialist) The current effort of the International Court of Justice to bring Muammar Gaddafi to “justice” is a continuation of the strategy that was pioneered in the Yugoslav war of the 1990s. NATO’s military assaults are accompanied by war crimes charges being [...]
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