International Criminal Court opens inquiry into Duterte’s anti-drug assassination campaign
Draft See, 1) Ted Regencia, “ICC to open full investigation into Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ The Hague-based court says ‘specific legal element of the crime…
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The meaning of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and others look away
Developing The government of Bashir al-Assad continues its wanton commission of war crimes in Syria, as the U.S. and the world look away. The U.S….
Government by assassination: President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs in the Philippines,and the crumbling of civilization (Updated December 15, 2020)
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December 15, 2020
The Internation Criminal acourt is conducting a preliminary inquiry into whether President Rodrigo Duterte’ was on drugs has involved the commission oc crimes against humanity.
As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Fine intellectual distinctions involving the use of force are likely to fail in Syria
Developing story News reports suggest President Obama is tailoring military action against Syria to achieve the goal of deterring Bashar al-Assad from ever using chemical…
International law and foreign policy questions for third presidential debate
Developing Questions for Romney and Obama at the third presidential debate on foreign policy, to be held on October 22 1. Will you push for Senate…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls for prosecution of Blair and Bush for Iraq invasion; Torture investigations end in U.S.
South African Archbishop Tutu Withdraws from Conference, Suggests Blair and Bush should be Prosecuted for Invasion of Iraq Former Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the renowned…
Beyond Despair: Obama’s Debacle in Syria—Update #12 (March 16)
[developing] It is easier now to understand how the European Powers and the United States looked the other way as Hitler executed all his opponents…
Qatar’s leader suggests sending troops to Syria
The Financial Times reported today, Arab troops should be sent to end the bloodshed in the uprising against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, Qatar’s ruler has…
Government Terror in Syria—Putin, Al Assad, and Security Council Referral to the ICC
The Arab League “deal” with Syria looks increasingly like the African Union peace efforts aimed at blocking Security Council action in Libya. Fortunately, NATO and…
REPRISE: Syria and the Shame of the World
Originally published August 20, 2011 Bashar Al-Assad is pursuing the Libyan solution to civilian demonstrations–turn your tanks and your weapons on the demonstrators, and kill…
Ratko Mladic to join Radovan Karadic in The Hague; Moammar Qaddafi and Bashar al-Assad await similar fates
The capture and imminent extradition of Ratko Mladic, the butcher of Srebrenice, to The Hague where he will join his partner in genocide, crimes against…
Repression in Syria, and the spread of universal ideals throughout the world
NATO and Libya Fortunately, NATO has begun to act more like a powerful military alliance willing to use its power in Libya, and the insurgents…
Negotiating with War Criminals? Obama’s Debacle in Libya — Update #7 (May 4)
Moammar Qaddafi continues to commit war crimes, attacking a ship in Misurata delivering humanitarian supplies and evacuating wounded, while members of the Libya contact group…