Pre-1949, a lot of things were lawful that would be considered war crimes today (eg blockades of food and medicines, ethnic cleansing, shooting adult males in retaliation for attacks by partisans). S… (View Post)

It is both. And, yes, it is illegal. One can debate allegations of genocide. But, the IDF is certainly guilty of indiscriminate mass murder. (View Post)

Russians seem to enjoy suffering on behalf of their autocrats. (View Post)

I never thought I’d say it, but after reading this morning’s reports, I think the time has come to impose sanctions on Israel. What started as legitimate self-defence has become indiscriminate killin… (View Post)

A decent growth number for the first quarter (0.7%), and some big upward revisions for the first half of 2024. (View Post)