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US Killed Children in Iran Using New Missile That Scatters Pellets Explosively (truthout.org)
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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It's only a war crime if you bother to sign treaties that recognize the courts!

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 hours ago

We, the US, still has a standing plan drawn up to literally invade The Hague, in the event anyone ever tries to hold us accountable for our crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act

The American Service-Members' Protection Act (ASPA), known as the Hague Invasion Act[1]

There yah go, that's America, in one sentence fragment.