{"id":101968,"date":"2020-07-09T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=101968"},"modified":"2020-07-08T20:21:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T00:21:45","slug":"un-investigator-us-drone-strike-against-soleimani-unlawful-killing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=101968","title":{"rendered":"UN Investigator: US Drone Strike Against Soleimani “Unlawful Killing”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The US quit the UN Human Rights Council a couple of years ago. The World Health Organization is next.\u00a0 (Tina Toon\/GRRRGRAPHICS.COM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A U.N. human rights investigator concluded that the U.S. drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani was a violation of international law. The U.S. apparently didn’t provide sufficient evidence that Soleimani was an imminent threat against us. As such, the investigator said that the U.S. violated U.N. Charter.<\/p>\n

From Reuters:<\/span><\/p>\n

The attack violated the U.N. Charter, Callamard wrote in a report calling for accountability for targeted killings by armed drones and for greater regulation of the weapons.<\/p>\n

“The world is at a critical time, and possible tipping point, when it comes to the use of drones. … The Security Council is missing in action; the international community, willingly or not, stands largely silent,” Callamard, an independent investigator, told Reuters.<\/p>\n

Callamard is due on Thursday to present her findings to the Human Rights Council, giving member states a chance to debate what action to pursue. The United States is not a member of the forum, having quit two years ago.<\/p>\n

Soleimani, leader of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, was a pivotal figure in orchestrating Iran’s campaign to drive U.S. forces out of Iraq, and built up Iran’s network of proxy armies across the Middle East. Washington had accused Soleimani of masterminding attacks by Iranian-aligned militias on U.S. forces in the region.<\/p>\n

“Major General Soleimani was in charge of Iran military strategy, and actions, in Syria and Iraq. But absent an actual imminent threat to life, the course of action taken by the U.S. was unlawful,” Callamard wrote in the report.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Iranians have arrest warrants out for President Trump and others related to the drone attack. Reuters has more information here<\/a>. Thanks to AW1Ed for bringing this story to us.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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General Qassim Soleimani changed his profile photo. (r\/The_Donald)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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