Tag: civiliancasualties

US Politics

A Chilling Legal Fiction: Redefining 'Hostilities' to Bypass Congress and the Constitution

The administration contends that its ongoing military operation, which has resulted in the deaths of about 68 individuals via airstrikes, does not constitute 'hostilities' as defined by the War Powers Resolution, allowing it to bypass the 60-day limit for congressional authorization. This legal maneuvering represents a chilling and dangerous erosion of democratic checks and balances, betraying the very principles of civilian control of the military that are the bedrock of our republic.

Geopolitics

The Silenced Siege: Pakistan's Airstrikes and the West's Selective Conscience

Pakistan's intensified airstrikes in Afghanistan have resulted in a horrifying human catastrophe, including the bombing of a Kabul drug rehabilitation center that killed 143 people and wounded hundreds. This state-sponsored violence against a trapped Afghan civilian population is a monstrous act of neo-colonial aggression and a damning indictment of the selective silence that greets devastation not orchestrated by the West.

Geopolitics

The Endless Cycle of Imperial Violence: How Western Interventions Continue to Devastate the Global South

The US military intervention in Iran is creating civilian casualties and forcing survivors to relive traumatic histories of previous unjust wars, perpetuating a devastating cycle of violence that disproportionately harms women while serving imperialist objectives under the false guise of liberation and international law.