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Russia's attack on Mariupol theatre a clear war crime, Amnesty says
BBC ^ | June 29, 2022 | Hugo Bachega

Posted on 06/29/2022 6:28:07 PM PDT by McGruff

A Russian air strike on a theatre in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol where hundreds of civilians had been sheltering in March was a "clear war crime" that killed at least a dozen people, human rights group Amnesty International said.

In a report, Amnesty said Russian forces "most likely intentionally targeted" the building knowing it was a civilian site, "most likely" using two 500kg bombs that struck close to one another and detonated simultaneously.

Amnesty also said its investigation found no convincing evidence to support other possible explanations, including a claim by the Russian defence ministry that the attack had been carried out from within the building, as part of a "false flag" operation.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: azovfalseflag; bidenbucks; clickbait; falseflag; shamnesty; shamnestyinternat; thecommienasties
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1 posted on 06/29/2022 6:28:07 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

Point of order - this entire action is a war crime…
Also point of order - the Ukraine army has also taken actions which are war crimes as well but I don’t see amnesty calling for Ukraine to be charged as such…


2 posted on 06/29/2022 6:33:43 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: McGruff
...Russian forces "most likely intentionally targeted" the building...

Open-and-shut case, if I ever saw one!

(\sarc ;>)

3 posted on 06/29/2022 6:34:16 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: McGruff

Reports of up to 1000 dead...

But yet no pics.


4 posted on 06/29/2022 6:35:48 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: 2banana

I saw pics of an almost completely empty parking lot.


5 posted on 06/29/2022 6:36:46 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: 2banana

Putin grabbed the wheel of the jet bomber...


6 posted on 06/29/2022 6:38:30 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: 2banana

The people from the theater say the Ukrainian army destroyed it by riggnd the big bomb on the inside. They also evacated people before doing it.

After Kramatorsk false flag and Bucha lies I have no idea who believes anything coming from the Ukrainian side.


7 posted on 06/29/2022 6:52:57 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Who is John Galt?
Russian forces "most likely intentionally targeted"..."most likely" using...

Sounds like the January 6th Commission.

8 posted on 06/29/2022 6:57:19 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: McGruff

About 89% of urban German housing units were rendered uninhabitable during WW2.

Number of Americans and Brits charged with war crimes as a result: 0


9 posted on 06/29/2022 7:09:43 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: McGruff

During one day in WW2, 130,000 Japanese were burned to death.

Number of Americans charged with a war crime as a result: 0


10 posted on 06/29/2022 7:11:28 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Skywise

“Also point of order - the Ukraine army has also taken actions which are war crimes as well but I don’t see amnesty calling for Ukraine to be charged as such.”

Also the Red Cross has not been allowed to visit any Russian POWs...but they’ve been given full access to Ukrainian POWs.

...doesn’t seem to bother Amnesty, either.


11 posted on 06/29/2022 7:22:23 PM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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To: McGruff

Sorry, don’t believe anything I read or hear from anything resembling mainstream media (an most other sources).


12 posted on 06/29/2022 7:40:14 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: Brian Griffin

Please remind us what nation started the hostilities?


13 posted on 06/29/2022 8:00:24 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: Skywise

I haven’t seen a report of Ukraine bombing a Russian shopping mall


14 posted on 06/29/2022 8:06:06 PM PDT by roving (Blue Lives Matter More Than Children)
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To: The Duke

If it was the other way around, I’m sure you would be all over it


15 posted on 06/29/2022 8:07:32 PM PDT by roving (Blue Lives Matter More Than Children)
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To: Brian Griffin

Are you aware that a very large portion of Japan’s industry
was destroyed by fire-bombing prior to the use of two
nuclear weapons. We’re talking a large number of cities.
Japan refused to surrender. After the first nuke was
dropped, the Japanese refused to surrender. After the second
one dropped, they did agree to an unconditional surrender.

We didn’t have to sacrifice tens or hundreds of thousands
troops to force Japan to surrender.

After the war, the United States helped Japan get back on
its feet. It’s a very prosperous nation, and it came back
from WWII relatively quickly.

We did not take control of the land and keep it. We let
Japan have its nation back, and run it as a reasoned
growing nation.

If you think China is going to be more kind than we were,
good luck with that.


16 posted on 06/29/2022 8:10:59 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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To: McGruff
Amnesty International?

Are they still around, getting paid to spread socialism?

From Wikipedia: "In the wake of demonstrations sparked by people protesting the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old man, who robbed and assaulted a storekeeper before assaulting a police officer and subsequent acquittal of [] the officer who shot him, Amnesty International sent a 13-person contingent of human rights activists extortionists to seek meetings with officials as well as to train local activists in non-violent protest methods in looting and arson.

In a press release, AI USA director Steven W. Hawkins said, "The U.S. cannot continue to allow those obligated and duty-bound to protect to become those who their community fears most."

Continue to allow what???

Law enforcement had a duty to protect innocent civilians from robbery and assault and also to arrest the perpetrator. Michael Brown would be alive if he didn't attack a police officer. Amnesty International, if they really cared about human rights, would have supported the officer who had to give up his job for doing his job and would have opposed the rioters and looters who violated human rights afterwards.

17 posted on 06/29/2022 8:22:19 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: McGruff

Amnesty International and the ACLU both sold their souls to the US deep state decades ago


18 posted on 06/29/2022 8:22:39 PM PDT by PGR88 (<i>)
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To: NorseViking

Oh please, from the paid Moscow propagandist liar from the Russian fiction factory. You are the same zip wad that said Kiev would fall within days back in February. You are a holocaust denier. You are the supporter of Putin’s terrorist state.


19 posted on 06/29/2022 9:24:30 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (To the barricades !!!)
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To: DoughtyOne
Please remind us what nation started the hostilities?

America. In 2014.

20 posted on 06/30/2022 2:04:27 AM PDT by agere_contra
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