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2020-01-03 International-UN-NGOs
US airstrike that killed Qassim Soleimani of Iran violates human rights law, UN official says
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Posted by Frank G 2020-01-03 09:01|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top
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#1  “an individual’s past involvement in ‘terrorist’ attacks is not sufficient to make his targeting for killing lawful.”

Bitch is insane or what ? I agree the cheques may be generous, and prostituting yourself out to islamists is very convenient, but at least have a sense of fucking dignity.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-03 09:27||   2020-01-03 09:27|| Front Page Top

#2 As of November 2013, Callamard is Director of Columbia University's Global Freedom of Expression initiative
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-01-03 09:38||   2020-01-03 09:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Do you know how many FAA rules were broken by blowing up an airport? Security security there are bad men with explosives going through the metal detectors!
Posted by Sluting Uluting7916 2020-01-03 09:41||   2020-01-03 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Future is not the same as imminent which is the time based test required under international law,

I didn't know UN legalists even meditated on the 'many worlds theory' to decide just what actions lead to their universe branching off.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-03 09:52||   2020-01-03 09:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Herb's gonna be so cross !
Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-03 10:05||   2020-01-03 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Iranian General in a foreign nation out of uniform involved in riots that threatened an embassy. He was thus legally a spy or pirate and spies and pirates can be killed legally in any way that seems appropriate (barring political considerations).
Posted by ruprecht 2020-01-03 10:49||   2020-01-03 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 #5 - at least no goat herders were harmed
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-03 11:17||   2020-01-03 11:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Soleimani was full-time military engaged in some military function, considering the identities of the other KIA's. so please don't try to tell me that he was going to an "arab tribal wedding". Stop trying to equate him with a civilian. It may have been "rude" to whack him on Iraqi soil, national sovereignty and all that, but War Crime it wasn't.
Posted by magpie 2020-01-03 11:41||   2020-01-03 11:41|| Front Page Top

#9 don't try to tell me that he was going to an "arab tribal wedding"

Actually, please do try to tell me that. As he was a persian, it would say a lot about the person / publication making the claim.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-03 11:47||   2020-01-03 11:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Fine - file a fuckin' lawsuit then.
Posted by Raj 2020-01-03 11:57||   2020-01-03 11:57|| Front Page Top

#11 rapporteur

Why do I have a visceral disgust for that word?

I love language, I love arts, but that thing leaves a taste like a gin milk fizz.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-01-03 12:13||   2020-01-03 12:13|| Front Page Top

#12 So? What are you gonna do about it? Next we'll drone strike the UN.
Posted by DarthVader 2020-01-03 12:24||   2020-01-03 12:24|| Front Page Top

#13 Even by her ridiculously strained definition - "imminent" - the strike was justified. Pompeo noted that this POS of course was preparing dozens of imminent attacks. That's why the f---er flew into Baghdad.
Posted by Lex 2020-01-03 12:39||   2020-01-03 12:39|| Front Page Top

#14 By the way, Soleimani's chaps killed something like 2000 Iranian protesters.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-01-03 12:56||   2020-01-03 12:56|| Front Page Top

#15 When do they haul Bath House in for droning Anwar al-Awlaki?
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-03 13:35||   2020-01-03 13:35|| Front Page Top

#16 The beloved Tubby Flabbard now has weighed in that killing Soleimani was "unconstitutional. "You white devils have no right to defend yourselves." Who still admires her? Anybody?
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-01-03 13:42||   2020-01-03 13:42|| Front Page Top

#17 "outside the context of active hostilities"

Attacking tankers, a refinery and an embassy qualifies as what?
Posted by European Conservative 2020-01-03 13:49||   2020-01-03 13:49|| Front Page Top

#18 Shorter UN: "You're gonna get raped, so just lie back and enjoy it, don't resist"
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-03 14:35||   2020-01-03 14:35|| Front Page Top

#19 wtf are yall going to do?
Posted by Chris 2020-01-03 16:13||   2020-01-03 16:13|| Front Page Top

#20 ^Impeach!!!
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-01-03 16:55||   2020-01-03 16:55|| Front Page Top

#21 Trump to Ayatollah Khamenei: We're better at war than you can even imagine. How would you like one in your front lawn?
Posted by jpal 2020-01-03 17:16||   2020-01-03 17:16|| Front Page Top

#22 Introduce this deluded wench to our Arab friend, FOAD
Posted by Lex 2020-01-03 17:58||   2020-01-03 17:58|| Front Page Top

#23 Wow. I think people here are developing Herb Derangement Syndrome. To think of it! People bring me up in threads I'm not in, and come up with weird positions they assign to me. It's just like TDS.
Posted by Herb McCoy 2020-01-03 19:01||   2020-01-03 19:01|| Front Page Top

#24 and you F-4 search for your name :-) It's all good.
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-03 19:33||   2020-01-03 19:33|| Front Page Top

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