We Arabs: Who Are We, and Where Are We Going? — Part Four
(This is a translation from the original Arabic, offered so that my grandchildren, and others of their generation, may understand something of their history— a history they were denied when…
We Arabs: Who Are We, and Where Are We Going? – Part Three
(This is a translation from the original Arabic, offered so that my grandchildren, and others of their generation, may understand something of their history— a history they were denied when…
We Arabs: Who Are We, and Where Are We Going? – Part Two
(This is a translation from the original Arabic, offered so that my grandchildren, and others of their generation, may understand something of their history— a history they were denied when…
We Arabs: Who Are We and Where Are We Going? Part One
(This is a translation from the original Arabic, offered so that my grandchildren, and others of their generation, may understand something of their history— a history they were denied when…
Attacking Electricity Infrastructure Is a WarCrime—Why Iraq Was Ignored and Ukraine Is Not
International humanitarian law is unequivocal: deliberatelyattacking civilian objects indispensable to the survival of thecivilian population constitutes a war crime. Electricitygeneration and distribution systems fall squarely within thisprotection when they serve…
To Suhaila
(To my friend Suhaila, whose steadfast principled standagainst injustice, and whose patience in defending theoppressed, defy description.)Suhaila, spare yourself blame and reproach—not every wise soul is granted understanding.You are not…
An attack on nuclear, chemical, or biological facilities is a war crime!
The recent Zionist aggression against Iran brought to mind a political and legal issue that both Iraq and Syria experienced; one that Zionists restricted their reporting through their tyrannical media,…
Dr Abdul-Haq Al-Ani-“THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND I”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSX6uuMvMJk&t=1s After years of striving for justice for Iraqis he is calling on Parliament to remove the protection from prosecution afforded to Blair et al. in the Geneva Conventions, International…
WHO CONTROLS THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT?
The Statute of Rome, which set up the International Court of Justice (ICC), has one article which casts a shadow on its judicial independence. Article 16 of the ICC Charter…
Putin is Misguided
Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement, of 13 January 2019, (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201901131071434981-netanyahu-israel-syria-attacks/) can only be read in the light of the continuous coordination between Israel and Russia, the last of which was reported as…