US War Crime Accountability: Depends on Whose Boat Got Struck
According to The Intercept , a US military chain of command could face prosecution for killing boat strike survivors, citing "sources." This hypothetical scenario, where the US military is the direct actor, draws a sharp contrast with the very real, very current situation in Gaza where a US-funded and armed military routinely kills Palestinian civilians—including children—with impunity. We heard
similar whispers about accountability after past US-enabled atrocities, from the Sabra and Shatila massacre (1982) to the bombing of the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital (2023). History shows that accountability is a luxury reserved for convenient narratives. While US officials ponder hypothetical war crimes involving Venezuela, they continue to rubber-stamp weapons transfers to governments actively
committing them, like the $17.6 billion in aid to Israel approved by Congress just last year. When will America's own 'entire chain of command' be held liable for complicity?