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Unless prosecuted and people either go to jail or are executed, war crimes are just a label for anyone in opposition to Western domination.


> war crimes are just a label for anyone in opposition to Western domination

Eh, there is a broad consensus on what constitutes a war crime. But there is also broad precedent for these rules not applying to major powers. (China annexed Tibet in 1951.)

I’d also argue that recent history has almost rendered the term worthless, as activists label practically every civilian death as a war crime.




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