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“A stunning abdication”

Nobody better than @RobBerschinski to explain why and how Senate Republicans blocked highly bipartisan legislation to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for #Khashoggi murder.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
In the Senate, “Republicans, fearful as always of President Trump’s wrath, made clear that they would refuse to agree to any meaningful accountability for Saudi Arabia through the defense bill.”
“Bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) imposing visa restrictions on the culprits passed by the overwhelming number of 405 to 7. But Senate Republicans refused to put Malinowski’s bill up for a vote.”

Grotesque and humiliating for the Senate.
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We don't ordinarily publish on Sunday, but this important dimension is missing from many U.S. discussions of the crisis.

The strikes on #Soleimani and Iran-backed militia are also killing members of the Iraqi state, writes Crispin Smith.

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2. Read how Crispin Smith dissects a paragraph in the most recent NYT report. 👇

It was good of the Times to address the issue in part (a rare reference to it), but this is buried in the 30th paragraph, and does not get at the heart of the problem that Crispin's article raises.
Here’s the link to the New York Times report and the excerpt about U.S. decision making in lethal operation that killed #Muhandis along with #Soleimani

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(@helenecooper @EricSchmittNYT @maggieNYT @rcallimachi reporting)
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WAR CRIME

"Making the clearly-recognized historic monuments, works of art or places of worship which constitute the cultural or spiritual heritage of peoples ... the object of attack"

Geneva Convention Protocol I
(also: U.S. Department of Defense, Law of War Manual, 5.18)
Let me put even a stronger point on this.

Any U.S. officials or personnel who followed through on this statement by President Trump would be liable under the U.S. War Crimes Act, 18 U.S. Code § 2441.
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With #Soleimini strike

Does the President have authority to take our country to war with Iran—without Congress?

We prepared Expert Backgrounder by @just_security’s Brian Egan (former StateDept Legal Adviser) @bridgewriter (former NSC Depty Legal Adviser)
justsecurity.org/64645/top-expe…
“The framers of the Constitution gave the authority to declare war to Congress...in part to prevent the United States from being drawn into conflict...without debate and consideration by the representatives of the people.”
“There is no existing congressional authorization for the use of force against Iran.”
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#Khashoggi Case Thread: I am going to ‘pin’ this post to use it as an ‘Info Thread’ on the #Khashoggi Case. I am in #Turkey. I’ve been following the case closely and with access to sources & experts here. This is a very ‘sensitive’ criminal case due to ‘Diplomatic Booby Traps’!!!
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Turkey has concluded that Jamal #Khashoggi, a prominent journalist from Saudi Arabia, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this week by a 15-member Saudi team sent “specifically for the murder" washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
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