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      80 Nations Including US Commit to Better Protect Civilians From Urban Bombing

      "This declaration sends a clear message that using explosive weapons in populated areas causes unacceptable civilian suffering and devastation and must stop," said one campaigner.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 18, 2022

      The United States--whose military has killed more foreign civilians than any other armed force on the planet since the end of World War II--on Friday joined 79 other nations in signing a declaration aimed at protecting civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas.

      "It is time for all states to endorse and implement the declaration to help civilians and their communities during and after conflict."

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      Obama's 'Biggest Mistake' Is Still Wreaking Havoc

      Obama's 'Biggest Mistake' Is Still Wreaking Havoc

      The bombing of Libya scattered weapons across Africa and worsened instability in the region.

      Stephen Kinzer
      Sep 03, 2020

      Last month in Mali, an African nation twice the size of Texas, military rebels overthrew the government. It was the kind of event that Americans barely notice: another coup in another distant country where people can't find ways to live together. The truth is more damning. This coup was not the result of personal rivalries or "ancient hatreds." Instability in Mali, and across North Africa, is a long-term result of the NATO attack on Libya in 2011.

      That attack, in which the United States played a key role, may now be ranked among the most recklessly self-defeating military interventions of the 21st century. It was sold as "humanitarian intervention," but wound up producing a human rights disaster. It turned Libya, once one of the most stable and prosperous countries in Africa, into a failed state and breeding ground for terror. In nearby countries, it has nourished a generation of murderous militias. The coup in Mali shows that after-effects of the Libya attack are still reverberating.

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      COVID-19 and the End of Autocrats

      COVID-19 and the End of Autocrats

      The outbreak of COVID-19 initially looked like a gift to autocrats around the world—until they botched it.

      John Feffer
      Aug 26, 2020

      The outbreak of COVID-19 initially looked like a gift to autocrats around the world. What better pretext for a state of emergency than a pandemic?

      It was a golden opportunity to close borders, suppress civil society, and issue decrees left and right (mostly right). Donald Trump in the United States, Viktor Orban in Hungary, Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines, and others took advantage of the crisis to advance their me-first agendas and consolidate power. Best of all, they could count on the fear of infection to keep protestors off the streets.

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