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War Crime File Opened Against Obama-Clinton For Backing Murderous Saudi Regime
The Investigative Committee (SLEDCOM) has filed a grave report with the Security Council (SC) today stating that it has opened a war crimes file against President Barack Obama and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over allegations of their being “complicit partners/co-conspirators” to Saudi Arabia’s mass killing of Christians and the genocidal bombing of civilians in Yemen for the...
France Targets Syrian Infrastructure
On Sunday France announced it had bombed an oil supply center held by ISIS near Deir Ezzor in Syria.
“We intervened in Syria… yesterday evening with a strike on an oil supply center near Deir Ezzor on the border between Iraq and Syria,” French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday.
The Syrian Army, backed up Russian airstrikes, have made significant progress taking back the Deir...
Millions worldwide mark 100th anniversary of Armenian genocide
Armenians from around the world have been taking part in public memorial services, to commemorate the 1915 massacre of up to 1.5 million of their Armenian Christian ancestors at the hands of the Muslim Ottoman Turks.
In Armenia’s capital Yerevan, President Serzh Sargsyan laid a lone yellow rose at a wreath representing a giant forget-me-not flower.
“I am grateful to all those who are here...
Germany commemorates 70 years since the Dresden Holocaust
Please share this video around to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the greatest single act of terror during World War II.
More people died in the fire bombing of Dresden on February 13th to 14th, 1945 than in the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.
Holocaust (noun) – “Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire.”
Instead of viewing this mass...
Ex-US Attorney General slams Israel's crimes against Palestinians
Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark has roundly condemned the atrocities carried out by Israel against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Clark made the remarks during a gathering organized by Tunisia’s Center for Strategic Studies for North Africa.
The gathering was attended by international lawyers, politicians and activists, Press TV reported Wednesday.
“Now we have seen...
Britain confirms ex-Liberian president to serve 50-year term in UK jail
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor committed some of the most heinous crimes in human history.
The UK government has confirmed that former Liberian president Charles Taylor will serve his 50-year sentence for sponsoring atrocities in Sierra Leone at a British prison.
Justice Minister Jeremy Wright said in a written statement to Parliament that former president Taylor will now be transferred to...
Winston Churchill: War Hero or War Criminal?
Winston Churchill led Britain to victory against the Nazi war machine, but debate continues to rage about whether he was responsible for overseeing atrocities that rival those ordered by Adolf Hitler.
History is written by the winners. Although there is lots to admire about Churchill’s bulldog spirit – and Brits are eternally grateful for his tenacious fight against the Nazis – much of Churchill’s...
Obama, Bush, Blair must be put on trial at ICC: Chomsky
American academic Noam Chomsky
Renowned American academic, Noam Chomsky, says US President Barack Obama, his predecessor George W. Bush, along with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should face trial for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the ensuing turmoil in the Arab state.
“Bush and Blair ought to be up there [at the International Criminal Court]. There is no recent crime worse than the invasion...
Number of Syrian refugees could reach 3 million by end of 2013: UN
Syrain refugees in a camp in Turkey
The United Nations has warned that the number of Syrian refugees could double and reach three million people by the end of this year if the unrest does not end.
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), so far 1.5 million Syrian civilians have fled to neighboring countries, including Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
UN figures also show that more than...
Glenn Beck Gives Obama Till Monday to Admit Boston Bombing was an Inside Job
Glenn Beck’s claim that the Obama administration protected a Saudi involved in the Boston bombing reeks of hypocrisy. Beck is a master of the false left-right paradigm game. He is attacking Obama while conveniently forgetting that George W. Bush had his own Saudi problem on September 11, 2001.
“We at the Blaze know that this Saudi national is a bad, bad, bad man,” Beck said last week. “This...
Dresden bombing, Britain's forgotten war crime of WWII
While Britain claims to be an advocate of human rights in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and many other countries around the world, British history itself is corroborating evidence that Britain, the greatest human rights preacher, has also been the most flagrant human rights breacher.
More than 500,000 German civilians and refugees, mostly women and children, were slaughtered by Britain’s saturation...
Greece demands Billions of Euros for German WW2 crimes
German tanks rumbling through the historic streets of Greek capital Athens as the conquering soldiers stage a victory parade in 1941
Greece has threatened to hit Germany with a bill for tens of billions of pounds in outstanding reparations for Nazi war crimes during the Second World War.
The move is an indication of growing outrage in Athens at the strictures being placed on the Greek economy by EU...
HR groups call on ICC to investigate Rwandan president for war crimes
Rwandan President Paul Kagame
Rights groups have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Rwandan President Paul Kagame for alleged war crimes for backing rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On Friday, some Rwandan and Congolese groups congregated outside the court in The Hague, the Netherlands, with banners reading “Kagame Assassin,” and “Freedom...
Malaysian tribunal finds Bush guilty of war crimes
A symbolic War Crimes Tribunal in Malaysia has found former US President George W. Bush and several other members of his administration guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity , Press TV reports.
The second “Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal”, part of an initiative by former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad, in a unanimous vote on Saturday found Bush and seven of his associates, including...
Rwanda genocide court jails former ministers
All four ex-ministers were accused of calling for the massacre of Tutsis in meetings and speeches
Two former Rwandan ministers have been sentenced to 30 years in jail by the UN war crimes tribunal for involvement in Rwanda’s genocide in 1994.
Former civil service minister Prosper Mugiraneza and former trade minister Justin Mugenzi were convicted of complicity to commit genocide and incitement...