Comment on Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon

ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Deestan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  It got more legal a few years ago, I think. Not explicitly “made legal”, but the legal foundations have been eroded. I.e. if you can expect to get away with something it is legal in a very real sense.

  It’s always been practically legal for empires like the US, Russia, China to commit any atrocities in weak countries, More and more countries are seeing how much they can get away with.

  Netanyahu tested the limits and saw there were none.

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  • jimjam5@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’m surprised there aren’t more high level assassinations.

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I’m surprised they’re publicly announcing this one.

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      • AcidicBasicGlitch@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I think it’s probably pretty hard to keep simultaneously assassinating 10 targets and their families under wraps, so they’re trying to get ahead of accusations by pretending it’s a show of military strength instead of horrifying skynet murder.

        It looks especially bad when they’re pointing the finger at Iran for fucking cluster bombs.

        The argument being cluster bombs are a dirty move, but using simultaneous AI powered assassin drones to strike while people are sleeping makes you the good guys?

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  • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I have mixed feelings - Gaza clearly shows a “worse way” to do warfare, but that doesn’t move the needle on how bad it is to say: “Welp, there’s a 90% chance that somewhere in this building is somebody associated with a group that we don’t like, so take it down tonight while everyone is home sleeping.”

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    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The thing is, until someone actually faces any consequences in modern times for atrocities such as these; simply saying how bad they are has become meaningless.

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      • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Saying it’s bad is a step better than saying nothing, which is a step better than parroting the speeches provided by Great Leader’s party promoters.

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      • Saleh@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        It isn’t meaningless.

        It is not enough in itself and being like “well i said it, now all is done from my side” is problematic.

        Still it is important to call it out as a mean to pressure those with direct power to enact consequences to do so.

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• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  When they’re not european.

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• 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Civilian nuclear scientists working in enrichment are not protected by the Geneva convention. Technically it is legal to kill them when engaged in warfare.

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  • ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Has Israel officially declared war on Iran? Apart from that, why aren’t they protected by the Geneva convention?

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    • 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      An official declaration of war is not required. These nuclear scientists are not protected by the Geneva convention because Iranian nuclear infrastructure, including persons, are military targets. The purpose is to destroy Iran’s nuclear capacity and that’s a purposeful military objective.

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      • ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.ml ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That sounds like total bullshit, according to that logic anything could be declared a military target and therefore nothing would fall under the Geneva convention. I think you’re talking out of your ass.

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• outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Since you’re just larping your fav book when you do it

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