From: rking164@comcast.net   
      
   HOW IS A WAR CRIME DEFINED?   
      
   The International Criminal Court in The Hague defines war crimes as "grave   
   breaches" of the post-World War Two Geneva Conventions, agreements which lay   
   out the international humanitarian laws to be followed in war time. Breaches   
   include deliberately    
   targeting civilians and attacking legitimate military targets where civilian   
   casualties would be “excessive,” legal experts said.   
      
   US is so quick to accuse Russia of war crimes.   
      
   A male civilian in the Ukraine was technically drafted, and civilian   
   insurgency is encouraged by US.   
   Russia's defense could simply be that the dead are Ukrainians who are   
   potential Ukrainian civilian defense entities and were shot as suspected   
   insurgents.   
      
   It is all a nasty affair, but US only escalating tensions by using media to   
   promote the genocide spin.   
   War crime?   
   Sorry, not enough proof or the case is not sound enough for guilt beyond   
   shadow of doubt.    
   Certainly each party in a war will accuse the other of war crimes while war   
   still active. Untruth is the norm at the moment, especially from the   
   belligerent parties..   
      
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