That’s a particular statement, considering the US has the oldest democratic constitution in the world.

white phosphorus can cause asphyxiation in enclosed places like bunkers and tunnels in two different ways. By consuming all the oxygen, or by inhalation of the smoke it gives off.

The smoke given off by WF is mostly Phosphorus pentoxide. It causes severe irritation and burns to eyes and the respiratory tract.

Using WF off-label as a tear gas dates back to 1916.

The problem with the concept of “war crimes” is it implies honorable warfare exists.

Why don’t the Russians asphyxiate people the ethical way: with white phosphorus? Are they stupid?

Pakistan’s government took our money, promised to fight terrorism, denied it in public, all while their military (who actually ran the country) supported the Taliban as a proxy force.

The only thing Trump ever did that I agreed with was suspending “aid” to Pakistan.

Unreliable =/= false. Even heavily biased outlets usually get their facts straight, but editorial choices like whom to quote, how to frame events, and what stories to cover can absolutely give a wrong impression. Especially if the audience isn’t paying close attention.

You can take a fact like “two hostages were killed in an Israeli airstrike” and frame it as “look how indiscriminate the IDF bombings are” or “look how cowardly Hamas is”. Those are two very different stories, but neither are “false”.

Genuine fake news is pretty rare, unless the source is a random link from Xtwitter. Go fact check what you consider a heavily biased source and I think you’ll be surprised.

The issue could also be addressed on the global stage as the International Court of Justice reviews South’s Africa petition accusing Israel of genocidal intent, which mentions starvation. Israel has rejected the genocide claim and will fight the complaint, starting with a public hearing next week.

Don’t worry, the International Court of Justice has already declared the invasion of Ukraine illegal and ordered Russia to stop it’s aggression.

But it is interesting that Israel has agreed to participate. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton.

The funny part about that is that they were leasing the planes along with maintenance contracts. So they’ve got the planes, but every third one will need to be cannibalized for parts. Then it will be every other plane. Meanwhile, flying on Russian airlines will be more and more interesting as the planes are “engineered” to keep them flying.

Now, Russia has a robust aircraft industry. But just like every other Russian industry, it’s kinda busy with other stuff. And flying isn’t exactly an optional for moving across Russia’s vast territory.

This is going to be a tragedy factory for decades.