War Crime

For the Women of Bosnia, War Was Not the End

Andrée Simon | Posted 04.05.2012

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Andrée Simon

Bosnia changed the perception of what it means to be a woman in war forever. For the first time, women became targets of war, as close to 50,000 women were raped during the conflict.

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Jason Linkins

Former CNN War Correspondent Speaks Out On Alleged War Crime CNN Refused To Air [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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[Please see update, below.] War correspondent Michael Ware worked for CNN from 2006 until April of this year, during which time he became known for...

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Afghan War Crime Pardons: Law Gives Blanket Pardon For War Crimes, Human Rights Abuses In Afghanistan Before 2001

Reuters | Peter Graff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Afghanistan confirmed for the first time publicly on Tuesday that it had enacted into law a blanket pardon for war crimes and human rights abuse carri...

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Benjamin Netanyahu On Iranian Threat: "The Issue Is Not The Security Of Israel But Of The World"

Newsweek | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEWSWEEK's Lally Weymouth spoke to Netanyahu in Jerusalem last week. Excerpts: WEYMOUTH: What did you think of the Goldstone report? NETANYAHU: I tho...

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Agent Orange in Vietnam: Ignoring the Crimes Before Our Eyes

Dave Lindorff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Lindorff

Missing from a recent Times article on American victims of Agent Orange, was a single mention of the far larger number of victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam: the Vietnamese.

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Colombia Recognizing Rape As Weapon Of War

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amelia had spent years counseling a woman who was raped by a right-wing warlord and suffered an unwanted pregnancy. So when the woman called her for a...

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"Once Again" in Darfur

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

"Never again" has turned into "once again," and history repeats itself with genocide in Darfur.

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Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

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