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| Saudi strikes on Yemen civilians may be crimes against humanity: U.N. |
| 2016-01-28 |
| [REUTERS] A Saudi-led coalition fighting in neighboring Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... has targeted civilians with air strikes and some of the attacks could be a crimes against humanity, United Nations ...a formerly good idea gone bad... sanctions monitors said in an annual report to the Security Council. The report by the U.N. panel that monitors the conflict in Yemen for the Security Council, seen by Rooters on Wednesday, sparked calls by rights groups for the United States and Britannia to halt sales of weapons to Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... that could be used in such attacks. The panel of experts documented 119 coalition sorties "relating to violations of international humanitarian law" and said that "many attacks involved multiple air strikes on multiple civilian objects." The U.N. experts said all parties to the conflict in Yemen were violating international humanitarian law. They said that in certain cases the violations by the coalition were conducted in a "widespread and systemic manner" and therefore could qualify as crimes against humanity. The U.N. experts recommended the 15-member Security Council consider establishing a Commission of Inquiry to investigate violations of international law. The Saudi U.N. mission was not immediately available for comment. "I can say no more!" |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 The Iranians pledged more. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-01-28 14:03 |
| #1 The check bounced? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-01-28 08:40 |