If the US faces no consequences for the invasion of Venezuela, experts believe it could embolden other countries to carry out operations which may contravene international law.
“The most obvious consequence is that China will take the opportunity to invade Taiwan,” Robertson said. “This is the most appropriate time for it to do so, bolstered by the precedent of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and of course his appeasement of Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. In fact, I would say that Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is the crime of aggression, the same crime Putin has committed by invading Ukraine.”
funny how this works - the media has an opportunity to call out the US for being a piece of shit and yet they pivot to “yeah but what if (insert communist nation here)”
capitalism will do anything to keep it from criticizing itself.
If only you read as far as the 4th paragraph of the article…
The experts the Guardian spoke to agreed that the US is likely to have violated the terms of the UN charter, which was signed in October 1945 and designed to prevent another conflict on the scale of the second world war. A central provision of this agreement – known as article 2(4) – rules that states must refrain from using military force against other countries and must respect their sovereignty.
Geoffrey Robertson KC, a founding head of Doughty Street Chambers and a former president of the UN war crimes court in Sierra Leone, said the attack on Venezuela was contrary to article 2(4) of the charter. “The reality is that America is in breach of the United Nations charter,” he added. “It has committed the crime of aggression, which the court at Nuremberg described as the supreme crime, it’s the worst crime of all.”
Elvira Domínguez-Redondo, a professor of international law at Kingston University, described the operation as a “crime of aggression and unlawful use of force against another country”. Susan Breau, a professor of international law and a senior associate research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, agreed that the attack could have only been considered lawful if the US had a resolution from the UN security council or was acting in self-defence. “There is just no evidence whatsoever on either of those fronts,” Breau said.
And yet it’s only “likely”. No one ever knows what our laws are. It’s always a fucking guess. Did he break the law? I don’t know. Probably. I think? Who knows. Well, those guys seem to know. But do they really?? Sounds suspicious.
The same person quoted also said that, in this article.
Geoffrey Robertson KC, a founding head of Doughty Street Chambers and a former president of the UN war crimes court in Sierra Leone, said the attack on Venezuela was contrary to article 2(4) of the charter. “The reality is that America is in breach of the United Nations charter,” he added. “It has committed the crime of aggression, which the court at Nuremberg described as the supreme crime, it’s the worst crime of all.”
The only country who might be emboldened by this is the fucking US itself, to start yet another conflict, just like they always do.
Oh no the country that hasn’t even been involved in a conflict in 50 years might invade!1! Never mind the country that’s been invading, bombing, couping, and backing terrorists and war criminals non-stop for like, most of its existence.
funny how this works - the media has an opportunity to call out the US for being a piece of shit and yet they pivot to “yeah but what if (insert communist nation here)”
capitalism will do anything to keep it from criticizing itself.
If only you read as far as the 4th paragraph of the article…
And yet it’s only “likely”. No one ever knows what our laws are. It’s always a fucking guess. Did he break the law? I don’t know. Probably. I think? Who knows. Well, those guys seem to know. But do they really?? Sounds suspicious.
my comment was in reference to the US simps that always show up in replies.
Seriously. “The US doing this horrific evil thing might allow China to do a bad thing in the future!”
How about “the US is a horrible evil country that has done this horrible evil thing.”
The same person quoted also said that, in this article.
The only country who might be emboldened by this is the fucking US itself, to start yet another conflict, just like they always do.
Oh no the country that hasn’t even been involved in a conflict in 50 years might invade!1! Never mind the country that’s been invading, bombing, couping, and backing terrorists and war criminals non-stop for like, most of its existence.