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Trump's threatened destruction of Iran's power plants could be considered a war crime, experts say (apnews.com)
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In his news conference Monday, Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.

The issue could turn on whether the power plants were legitimate military targets, whether the attacks were proportional compared with what Iran has done and whether civilian casualties were minimized.

Trump’s threat was so broad it did not seem to account for the harm to civilians, prompting Democrats in Congress, some United Nations officials and scholars in military law to say such strikes would violate international law.

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[–] 105 points 7 months ago (1 child)

What do you mean "could be"? It's pretty clear cut and we've been spending the past 4 years condemning russia for terrorizing and attacking civilian infrastructure like that

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    • [–] 39 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

    "So-called world leaders around the world stated Monday that they would vigorously wag their fingers and sternly say "No! Bad Trump!" If he were to carry out war crimes (again). The administration was in tears laughing when journalists asked if they were concerned about the repercussions for committing war crimes. Steven Miller crawled out from beneath the carpet to say "what are you fucking losers going to do about it?" before leaping across the room to catch a mouse and eat it live."

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    • [–] 31 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    If I was the next president I'd immediately join ICC agreements. Then I'd demand the past living presidents all be reviewed for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Obama included. We need to clean house to show the world we're done being the evil empire. Trump sucks but every president since FDR has been a worse president.

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    • [–] 30 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Much more accurate headline.

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    • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    And now he's threatening to destroy the entire Iranian civilization.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/07/iran-war-trump-deadline.html

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    • [–] 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    So, do americans think this administration (or literally any of the previous ones) will be called to account at the Hauge? Do they know about this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Protection_Act

    Do people tell themselves it's okay because these bad people will be punished? So it's okay for the "good guys" to do nothing to interfere?

    Yikes.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Oh no, a law!

    Welp, pack it up guys. Our hands are tied by a law, nothing the future President and Congress can do about that.

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    • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    *is a

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    [–] 11 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    h8XUlyg0hRZIayp.webp

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I saw this. It's terrifying. I am, for the first time in my life, afraid that someone could actually use a nuke.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    The rollercoaster of seeing that tweet, and this image back-to-back: https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009288/art002e009288~large.jpg

    ☠️

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    God, imagine being one of those astronauts watching it all go down. You’re definitely dead too, just on a separate timeline from the rest of us, whether you for some reason try to get back or not.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Half the people I know, plus several books I've read lately, think that a small nuclear incident is required to get us back on track. We need to see devastation and horror to appreciate peace. Well, shit. Am I rooting for it? Kind of.

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    • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    COULD???????

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    [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    I'm not an expert yet I KNOW it's a war crime.

    WHEN are we gonna stop him? I vote NOW.

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    [–] 6 points 7 months ago

    Great! We got him!

    Now that experts said he's a war criminal he will be impeached and gone before summer. I'm so glad it's over.

    /s

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    [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    What is this “War Crime” thing I keep seeing mentioned. I see so many articles talking about people committing these “crimes,” but I never even see anyone being tried, let alone convicted, of any such thing.

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    • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    We got em!!! We got em on war crimes this time! It's over, woohoo!

    Every fucking day

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