According to HRW, Bush policy is violating international law. What a surprise. The military has been destroying the homes of Iraqis as a means of retaliation (
here is HRW's letter to Rummy). According to their report,
U.S. military forces in Iraq appear to have violated the laws of war by demolishing the homes of relatives of suspected insurgents or wanted former officials, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch said that at least four house demolitions over the past two months appeared to be for purposes of punishing families of suspected insurgents or compelling their cooperation. Destroying civilian property as a reprisal or deterrent amounts to collective punishment, which is prohibited by the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
"Troops are entitled to suppress armed attacks, but they can only destroy a civilian structure when it is being used in an attack," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. "These demolitions did not meet the test of military necessity."
Note to George jr: it hasn't worked for Ariel, it won't work for you.
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Sunday, January 11, 2004
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Campaign trial: my ass is freezing
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I have been up to New Hampshire a few times now. I am getting sick of standing in sub-freezing (and sub-zero) weather. I am not certain that moving your feet will help to keep them warm; I think that it makes Granita. And can you say "windburn" (Kyan, help me!)
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Fairness in the Shit Economy
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Ross from
Ministry of Minor Perfidy deserves credit for coming up with clever phrases. This one should be brought to the fore so that it does not languish in obscurity in the comments:
GOP loves to talk about distributing the "burden" of taxes. How about the distribution of "pain" in an economy like this one? Do you think the pain of a shit economy should be evenly distributed too? (Emphasis mine)
