War Crimes Debate

The cluster centers on debates over whether specific actions in ongoing or recent military conflicts constitute war crimes, with frequent references to US involvement, invasions, and international law exemptions.

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US theintercept.com www.icc databases.icrc USA cpi.int ICC EU UN war crimes war crimes crime civilians russia wars iraq obama jurisdiction

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euroderf • Nov 4, 2024 • View on HN

War crimes have entered the chat.

dudul • Jan 10, 2022 • View on HN

A war crime? For which ongoing war?

Sabinus • Jun 25, 2024 • View on HN

Maybe don't classify evidence of war crimes?

ekianjo • Aug 5, 2025 • View on HN

those are all war crimes but the victors never get prosecuted.

dade_ • May 30, 2017 • View on HN

About a war crime in my opinion.

ttybird2 • Feb 25, 2022 • View on HN

Wait, there are war crimes being commited in this invasion?

richrichie • Jun 25, 2024 • View on HN

There is such a thing as war crime. US may be exempt at this moment, but things will change. They always do.

free_bip • May 15, 2024 • View on HN

Preeeeeetty sure that's a war crime, not that the US is any stranger to those

hulitu • Oct 5, 2022 • View on HN

What war crimes ? Never heard about it /s

jay_kyburz • Feb 24, 2022 • View on HN

I'm not a lawyer, soldier, or diplomat, but by my reading of this definition of war crimes, they have.> https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docindex/v1...