by Travis Normand
December 6, 2023

This post is about the herein referenced charges filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. However, it this post also contains information about the status of the Defendants in an armed conflict. The second-part of the post, related to the Defendants’ status, was included due to the terminology used to describe the Defendants in the articles below.

(Part 1): U.S. DOJ Files Charges Under U.S. War Crimes Law:

Apparently the U.S. Department of Justice has filed charges under a U.S. war crimes law that was passed in 1996 (the War Crimes Act of 1996). According to the DOJ, this is the first time charges have been filed using this law. While I imagine this is purely a political move of some kind or another, I don’t really discuss politics on this blog (or at least, I don’t discuss them directly; and I try not to speculate).

In any event, I have posted several articles below as well as a short synopsis of each article. I have also included a link to the indictment, which can be read HERE.

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