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2018-12-14 Iraq

Amnesty says ISIL 'annihilation' of rural Iraq is a war crime

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Posted by Fred 2018-12-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Can you point me to the parts of the Geneva or Hague Conventions on this? Or do we make it up as we go along?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-12-14 06:40|| 2018-12-14 06:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Amnesty called on the Iraqi government to repair rural infrastructure and compensate the displaced.

No word on South Africa's uncompensated confiscation law for White farmers, though

Posted by Frank G 2018-12-14 08:48|| 2018-12-14 08:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Totalitarian regimes generally attempt to urban-cluster their subjects. Much easier to control. Large population centers require large central governments. The two work hand-in-hand.

Pol Pot was an example.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-12-14 08:53|| 2018-12-14 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Sez Amnesty, grinding its axes,
"These victims of ISIS need... taxes."
Well, yes. Go assess
Them on all who confess
To Mohammedan theory or praxis!

Posted by Spaique Lumumba2447 2018-12-14 14:17|| 2018-12-14 14:17|| Front Page Top

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