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Russia accused of "revenge massacres" in Syria
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:02 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:02 am
Putin doing what the West is too afraid to do.
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The human rights organization interviewed dozens of witnesses and activists, and reviewed video clips and images of six Russian attacks and their aftermath, disputing the Kremlin's claims that it has only attacked "terrorist" targets. The group indicated "serious failings" by Russia to adhere to international law.
"The Russian armed forces appear to have directly attacked civilians or civilian objects by striking residential areas with no evident military objective and even medical facilities, resulting in deaths and injuries to civilians," Amnesty said in its report. "In others, they seem to have attacked military objectives and civilian objects without distinction, or caused disproportionate harm to civilians when striking military targets. Such attacks may constitute war crimes."
The death toll from a recent wave of attacks by Russian and Syrian warplanes on areas controlled by the Islamic State (IS) has risen to 164 over the past 72 hours, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The dead are said to include 43 children and 25 women.
The UK-based monitoring group said the attacks targeted towns across the countryside in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, and Raqqa, the de facto capital of IS's self-proclaimed caliphate. The SOHR described the bombings as "revenge massacres." Last week, IS reportedly kidnapped an estimated 400 civilians from Syrian government-held areas in Deir al-Zor. Though 270 of the captives were later released, the militants were accused of carrying out beheadings and targeting pro-government fighters and their families.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:07 am to RedRifle
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Putin doing what the West is too afraid to do.
Uhhh...I think I'm ok with our country not doing this:
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directly attacked civilians or civilian objects by striking residential areas with no evident military objective and even medical facilities, resulting in deaths and injuries to civilians
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:08 am to GetCocky11
You want to fight a real war, the kid gloves have to come off.
Look at Dresden and Tokyo.
Look at Dresden and Tokyo.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:09 am to RedRifle
This should come as no surprise to anyone. It's the way the Russians have waged war forever. They're not like us, they're not our friends, and only a fool would trust them. Their interests in this world are not the same as ours and unlike the US, the Russians always look out for their own interests. People need to start understanding this about them.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 9:11 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:10 am to RedRifle
Can't find myself to feel sorry for bloodthirsty muslims that find themselves in the crossfire
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:11 am to GetCocky11
People think they're tough when they say progenocidal bullshite. It undermines an issue and it's disturbing as hell.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:12 am to Darth_Vader
Dan Carlin's "Ghosts of the Ostfront" could give some people an education of the Russian Psyche.
They are rather good at "revenge".
Ask the East Germans.
They are rather good at "revenge".
Ask the East Germans.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 9:14 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:13 am to Darth_Vader
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Darth_Vader
they aren't like us...but they aren't sitting on their hands either...we are.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:14 am to bencoleman
I feel a little bit sorry for the kids. I mean they are kids.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:14 am to RedRifle
I hope we stay the frick out of this whole situation.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:15 am to Darth_Vader
These terrorists are as much a threat to the Russian way of life as they are to ours. Even more so. Russian has a large Muslim southern population that is sympathetic to these radicals. This is "killing them over there before they come here". This isn't just random.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:15 am to SthGADawg
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Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
This is a guy in a two bedroom apartment with a laptop.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:16 am to fr33manator
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You want to fight a real war, the kid gloves have to come off.
Look at Dresden and Tokyo.
And Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:16 am to Artie Rome
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I feel a little bit sorry for the kids. I mean they are kids.
And not that long ago, so were the ones setting people on fire and sawing their heads off.
To quote Shakespeare, "better to crush the serpent in the egg".
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 9:19 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:16 am to Breesus
Hell even the Russians know we lack leadership.
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“Boots on the ground [in Syria] being talked about now is so far largely a political PR operation,” Aleksey Pushkov, the head of the Duma’s Foreign Relations Committee, said in a talk show with Russian TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov on Sunday.
“Why, instead of getting the troops and the military transport aircraft ready, did [US Defense Secretary] Ash Carter broadcasts the intention to the world first?” Pushkov asked.
“The Americans need to seize the initiative in the Middle East, because Syria is the place where the leader of the modern world is being determined.”
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:17 am to fr33manator
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You want to fight a real war, the kid gloves have to come off.
Look at Dresden and Tokyo.
Yeah, and I mean, we should behead everybody and pile the heads in the center of town.
It worked for the Mongols after all. The kid gloves have to come off.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:17 am to Artie Rome
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Russia accused of "revenge massacres" in Syria by Artie Rome
I feel a little bit sorry for the kids. I mean they are kids
Yes. They are innocent in all of this
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:17 am to Breesus
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And Nagasaki and Hiroshima
At least those were plausible military targets.
The firebombings of Dresden and Tokyo were primarily civilian and deadlier, if I recall.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 9:21 am
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:18 am to Darth_Vader
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and unlike the US, the Russians always look out for their own interests.
I wish we did this.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 9:20 am to GetCocky11
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Yeah, and I mean, we should behead everybody and pile the heads in the center of town.
It worked for the Mongols after all. The kid gloves have to come off.
I assure you the Russians wouldn't have a problem with this.
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