Tag Archives: International law

Work for a more peaceful world: stop the arms trade and respect international law by withdrawing US troops from Iraq and Syria: Ben Chacko

Posted on January 30, 2024 by admin

o The killing of three US soldiers along the Jordan-Syria border risks a spiralling Middle East war, a risk heightened by the reflex blaming of Iran and the clamour for revenge driven by hawkish US politicians in an election year. … Continue reading →

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Civilians, ‘friendly’ soldiers and basic infrastructure destroyed in airstrikes

Posted on December 20, 2015 by admin

In the latest report from Iraq there are echoes of Kunduz and the Afghan government apologia following the official US line: “The Afghan government here has asked us to stay, has invited us in”. European mainstream media (apart from BBC … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Corbyn feels uneasy about public executions abroad by drone: he is not alone

Posted on November 14, 2015 by admin

. Military historian Sir Max Hastings has qualms about ‘signature strikes’: drone public executions of our enemies abroad. A summary of his article to which a Moseley reader has drawn our attention: The Americans have more drone operators under training … Continue reading →

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A ‘giant apparatus of state murder’: creating cadres of anti-American fighters – and violating international law

Posted on May 13, 2013 by admin

In Veterans Today – a foreign and military affairs journal – Sherwood Ross wrote: “U.S. drone strikes are creating cadres of anti-American fighters, furious over the killing and wounding of thousands of civilians. Far from keeping drone attacks “on a … Continue reading →

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