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5/ These statements by Secretary Rubio make the legal case against the U.S. strike even stronger.
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
September 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
5/ These statements by Secretary Rubio make the legal case against the U.S. strike even stronger.
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
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4/ If law of armed conflict does not apply (and it does not), then...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
4/ If law of armed conflict does not apply (and it does not), then...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
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3/ The best line of argument for the administration might be that the law of armed conflict somehow applies.
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
September 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
3/ The best line of argument for the administration might be that the law of armed conflict somehow applies.
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
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2/ The author of the expert analysis - @bcfinucane.bsky.social - worked at the State Department under several administrations with these types of use of force issues as his portfolio.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
2/ The author of the expert analysis - @bcfinucane.bsky.social - worked at the State Department under several administrations with these types of use of force issues as his portfolio.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
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As starvation bites and famine takes hold, MSF nutrition clinics in Gaza are fast running out of RUTF stock, claims Berbain. But there are broader supply chain concerns. The shuttering of USAID has led to hundreds of thousands of boxes of sachets collecting dust in warehouses around the world.
What’s Inside the Tiny Miracle Food Pouches That Can Save the Lives of Starving Gazans
Packed with calories and protein, the same magic mixture has successfully treated famine for decades—but due to funding cuts it's now in short supply.
www.wired.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As starvation bites and famine takes hold, MSF nutrition clinics in Gaza are fast running out of RUTF stock, claims Berbain. But there are broader supply chain concerns. The shuttering of USAID has led to hundreds of thousands of boxes of sachets collecting dust in warehouses around the world.