US Raids Ignore International Law

[babsbunny]

http://www.truthout.org/102808R

Tuesday 28 October 2008

by: Matt Renner and Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report


Washington - While US officials continue to avoid discussing the weekend strikes that killed eight people in eastern Syria, Middle East experts have condemned the attacks as a violation of international law that threatens to further destabilize US-Syria relations.

Sunday, special operations forces carried out a cross-border raid from Iraq into Syria. Press reports quote one unnamed US official who claims that the strike was successful in killing Abu Ghadiya, a terrorist leader in the region. Details of the strike have not yet been released by the US government.

[slackmaster]

1. What's the penalty for that?

:shrug:

[Solly Mack]

2. The US doesn't much care what international law says about anything

[dipsydoodle]

3. Well hopefully

it will be the final straw which kills the chances of any agreement with Iraq.