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Israel violating US bomb-usage laws, LBN

samedi 11 mai 2024 à 16:47

*Israeli airstrike that killed seven health workers in Lebanon used US munition.*

What conclusion follows from this depends on conclusions that would depend on an investigation. If Israeli forces knew it was targeting medical personnel, that was a war crime.

If it did not know, it may not have been a war crime. but it should be scandalous anyway. Why did they not know? Did they try hard enough to identify the target? Israel seems to be ready to kill lots of civilians in Gaza.

Evacuation immiseration in Rafah, Gaza

samedi 11 mai 2024 à 16:47

*600,000 Palestinian [minors] in Rafah Can't "Evacuate" Safely, UNICEF Official Says.*

Biden pauses bombs-delivery to ISR

samedi 11 mai 2024 à 16:47

Biden has blocked a large shipment to Israel of large dumb bombs, demanding that Israel start avoiding harm to Palestinian civilians.

Thank you, Biden. You should have done this a few months ago, but better late than never.

Let's not lose sight of where we want to end up.

Mental illness' childhood-causation, AUS

samedi 11 mai 2024 à 16:47

Almost a quarter of Australia's cases of depression, anxiety and are caused by childhood maltreatment and could in principle be prevented.

Farmers' climate catastrophe, UK, LATAM

samedi 11 mai 2024 à 16:47

*The climate crisis is making the farming business unsustainable — and without support for us, food security will suffer too.*

The article claims that a 30% increase in money what farmers receive would make up for a 30% decrease in crop yields. In financial terms, it would do that, but it would not at all fill the 30% shortage in food. What needs to be subsidized is curbing global heating, to make farming somewhat reliable again.

*Climate chaos [in Latin America] is threatening food production, trade and lives.*

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