Friday, April 10, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Harry Reicher: UN Human Rights Expert Has His Facts Wrong - '...After pointing out, quite correctly, that international law requires military forces "to distinguish between military targets and surrounding civilians," Falk asserts: "If it is not possible to do so, then launching the attack is inherently unlawful and would seem to constitute a war crime of the greatest magnitude under international law." Not only is this a serious misrepresentation of international law, but a moment's reflection would reveal that it simply cannot be right...'
