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At #SFRC hearing, @omarAlshogre, who suffered unspeakable horror at the hands of the Assad regime, says he remembers getting more food from prison guards on the day when Caesar's photos were released, shocking the world. "That’s why we have to speak," @omarAlshogre says.
.@omarAlshogre talks about the psychological torture he underwent. One guard would ask him once a day, "how do you want me to kill you? Be creative." Omar adds, "what's awaiting people in #Idlib is the same thing, if we don't help them."
.@RaedAlSaleh3 says his Syria Civil Defense corps (White Helmets) are motivated by the phrase in the Quran, "Whoever saves one life, it is as if they have saved humanity."
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January 15: State Department's Acting Legal Adviser briefs the Senate in classified setting on #Iran.

Three key things he told the Senate (#SFRC) in 2019 on president's power to use force against Iran...

justsecurity.org/68053/what-the…
2. In 2019, the Acting Legal Adviser promised the Senate the administration would submit a PUBLIC, UNCLASSIFIED report if the administration’s position on Iran changed

Read expert analysis from @ritasiemion and @BenjaminEHaas on the 30-Day Clock:

justsecurity.org/68025/the-30-d…
@ritasiemion @BenjaminEHaas 3. In 2019, the Acting Legal Adviser told @SenJeffMerkley international law constrains Trump's Article II authority to use force against Iran.

Top legal scholars now write that #Soleimani #Shahlai strikes failed the test.

cc: @oonahathaway @AdHaque110
justsecurity.org/68008/u-s-lega…
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1/ U.S Senate (#SFRC) holds an important hearing on the Executive’s authority to use nuclear weapons after four decades.
2/ Most senators & panelists are worried about Trump's scope of authority given his impulsive character and are cognizant
3/ of the "civilizational consequences" (their words) of misusing nukes. Yet neither the panelists nor most senators are prepared to...
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