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Venezuela, wars of aggression, and Nuremberg law
Venezuela, wars of aggression, and Nuremberg law by John LaForge 767 words “To initiate a war of aggression is not only an international crime, it is the supreme international crime differing from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole.” These words, spoken by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert
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Murder most foul—double tap survivors
Murder most foul—double tap survivors by Kary Love 705 words Growing up surrounded by World War II veterans, most of whom refused to discuss their service fighting the horrid fascist enemies, as kids we turned to the movies to learn about war. The WWII Vets I knew did not brag about their “lethality,” or their “warrior
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When obedience becomes complicity: From My Lai to today’s military conscience
When obedience becomes complicity: From M? Lai to today’s military conscience by George Cassidy Payne 1235 words Courage is rarely convenient. Sometimes it is condemned. Ask Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. On March 16, 1968, Thompson, a young Army helicopter pilot in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division, flew over the South Vietnamese village