On March 29, the Senate voted to repeal two Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, (AUMF’s), one passed in 1991 and another in 2002. The repeal now goes to the House. But those Authorizations are irrelevant to the present; they apply only to the Iraq war. But a third AUMF, passed in 2001, was left untouched. And that AUMF is the only one that has a bearing on the present moment, because it provides legal cover for the many US military operations, open and secret, around the world.
Senate Leaves AUMF for Secret Wars in Force
Tag: Operation Desert Storm
MoA: Size Matters – On A U.S. Ground Intervention In Ukraine
Biden says he looks forward to working with Netanyahu’s new gov’t + US quietly forges a new military alliance with Israel
Biden to name a US military operation for Ukraine
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos | Responsible Statecraft | August 26, 2022
Amid the news about the admin’s multi-year weapons investment, a general will be appointed for a separate command, too.
Two things that point to the notion that Washington is supporting a long war in Ukraine, and truly doesn’t think there will be a diplomatic solution or cessation of violence there anytime soon: one, the $3 billion in recently announced military transfers is a “multi-year military investment” including weapons that won’t be available via defense contractors for at least three years.
Biden to name a US military operation for Ukraine
War as Terrorism: Conflicts We Can’t Win, Suffering We Don’t See
This is suffering that numbers can’t capture, but it should remind us that war is a form of terrorism.
War as Terrorism: Conflicts We Can’t Win, Suffering We Don’t See
Russia, Ukraine and the Law of War: War Crimes
Scott Ritter, in the second and final part of this series, lays out what the law says about war crimes and how it applies to the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia, Ukraine and the Law of War: War Crimes
Related:
Washington Post Admits that Ukraine’s Military is Using Civilians as Human Shields
Russia, Ukraine & the Law of War: Crime of Aggression (Part 1)
Red Dragon, Black Lion: U.S. Saber-Rattling to Save TPLF In Its Death Rattle
Red Dragon, Black Lion: U.S. Saber-Rattling to Save TPLF In Its Death Rattle
Horn of Africa is code word for Ethiopia. Mobilizing is a soft word for attack.
Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dead After COVID Complications
Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell Dead After COVID Complications
Related:
Colin Powell Brought “Diversity” to War Crimes and Imperialism.
Throughout his career, Powell was trotted out as evidence that we live a post-racial society. He served as a token to show that racism is over and inequalities were just the fault of individuals. This has been a strategy usually used by the Democratic Party, but the Republicans also dipped their toe into “intersectional imperialism” with Colin Powell.
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