The jury accepted the argument that the money transferred to the paramilitaries was used to commit war crimes such as homicides, kidnappings, extortion, torture and forced disappearances.
Did they mean crimes against humanity? What war was being fought?
Legally neither, this was a civil liability case and not a criminal proceeding. The war they are referring to is the Colombian conflict, which is ongoing.
how much more evidence do we need that Israel are the bad guys? Every reasonable nation in the world is pressing for a ceasefire because of the obscene casualties, and Israel said “nah we came to finish this genocide don’t be too mad okay?”
Biden has said it out loud for nearly 40 years, “If there were not an Israel, we’d have to invent one.”
It’s power projection in a traditionally less than friendly region. They might not like what they do, they might regret that they let them be an independent government, but they won’t do anything of real substance. Just ask the USS Liberty vets.
Meh in Holland we are in NATO and they send Tu-53 bear bombers into our airspace every few months. They are escorted by fighters until they leave. I think they do the same with neighbouring countries like Denmark. It hardly even makes the news anymore, it’s so common.
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