When the bombing began in October 2004 (both planned and orchestrated by Molan himself, as the third-highest ranking Coalition officer in Iraq at that time) the city remained home to approximately 30,000 to 50,000 civilians – many of whom had been prevented from fleeing, others who were simply too old or infirm to make the journey – and their families, who refused to abandon them. Once the bombing began, all routes out of Fallujah were sealed off by Coalition forces, leaving everyone who remained inside trapped and unable to leave.
After the first wave of bombing, the Washington Post reported that 'electricity and water were cut off to the city just as a fresh wave of [bombing] strikes began', which is explicitly forbidden under Article 54 of the Geneva Convention, which reads:
Molan held the lives of tens of thousands of men, women and children in his hands, and flagrantly disregarded the protocols of war in order to extinguish them.
Following this brutal assault, Fallujah's only hospital was seized by Coalition forces. They broke down the doors, armed with Kalashnikovs, to the shock and bewilderment of staff and patients alike, who knew this was also a violation of the Geneva Convention.
As reported in the New York Times:
After the first wave of bombing, the Washington Post reported that 'electricity and water were cut off to the city just as a fresh wave of [bombing] strikes began', which is explicitly forbidden under Article 54 of the Geneva Convention, which reads:
1. Starvation of civilians as a method of warfare is prohibited.Aid agencies, including the Red Cross, were prevented from accessing the city with drinking water, food or to provide medical treatment for the growing numbers of injured civilians.
2. It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as foodstuffs, agricultural areas for the production of foodstuffs, crops, livestock, drinking water installations and supplies and irrigation works, for the specific purpose of denying them for their sustenance value to the civilian population or to the adverse Party, whatever the motive, whether in order to starve out civilians, to cause them to move away, or for any other motive.
Molan held the lives of tens of thousands of men, women and children in his hands, and flagrantly disregarded the protocols of war in order to extinguish them.
Following this brutal assault, Fallujah's only hospital was seized by Coalition forces. They broke down the doors, armed with Kalashnikovs, to the shock and bewilderment of staff and patients alike, who knew this was also a violation of the Geneva Convention.
As reported in the New York Times:
Andrew Bolt proves himself and his values in his defense of the Butcher of Falluja and falls out of another tree but this time on his head. Defending Molan is akin to Trump defending the extreme right in Charlottesville saying there are really good people on both sides even the extreme- racist right.But then the ex leader of the American Nazi Party is running for Republican office.
Brendan Cox rebukes Australian senator in Britain First row
"Mr. Cox said every time politicians gave Britain First oxygen, they thrived.
"If we stand together we starve the extremists of the publicity they crave. If we falter we give them sustenance."
"I believe the people of Australia, like the people here in the UK, will always choose hope over despair," Brendan Cox
Mr. Cox said, "nobody should be under any illusions what Britain First stands for and what their objectives are". He said their extremism was no different to that of Islamic terrorists.
Bolt and Molan disassociate themselves from Britain First but not their material that experts across the EU have proven to be false or discredited yes experts but Bolt and Molan turn to a higher judge their personal opinions and not everything the KKK said was a lie.
Thomas Mair Britain First was convicted of Jo Cox's murder. Photo: Supplied
"The neo-Nazi who yelled ‘Britain First’ before stabbing and shooting my wife is no different to the Islamist fanatic who claims superiority for himself and those like him as a justification for murder."
A leading economist is warning that Australia's housing market could be heading for a US-style meltdown as a crackdown on interest-only mortgages forces more homebuyers to start paying off the principal on their loan
What better proof than saying Banks aren't in the business of "lending money" but the business of "creating debt" and creating it irresponsibly to high risk debtors. When they are guaranteed by the government not to go broke we lose and they can't. How would you like to be in that position of creating debt out of thin air collecting fees and interest and be backed by the citizens of Australia who will cover your losses. Bolt, the IPA et al call that the "Free Market"
Interest-only loan crackdown 'could lead to US-style meltdown'
A leading economist is warning that Australia's housing market could be heading for a US-style meltdown as a crackdown on interest-only mortgages forces more homebuyers to start paying off the principal on their loan
What better proof than saying Banks aren't in the business of "lending money" but the business of "creating debt" and creating it irresponsibly to high risk debtors. When they are guaranteed by the government not to go broke we lose and they can't. How would you like to be in that position of creating debt out of thin air collecting fees and interest and be backed by the citizens of Australia who will cover your losses. Bolt, the IPA et al call that the "Free Market"
No comments:
Post a Comment