#geneva-conventions

#geneva-conventions

The distinction, which some legal scholars dispute, determines what legal constraints apply, including the War Powers Resolution and the Geneva Conventions, which might protect Maduro as a prisoner of war. President Trump has threatened a second strike, and administration officials have suggested the campaign may notstop in Venezuela. The big picture: The overnight raidfollowed months of U.S.strikes on alleged "narco-terrorists" that killed dozens, along with seizures of vessels carrying Venezuelan oil.

But Himes added, quote, What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.' Congressman Himes continued, saying, quote, You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel who were killed by the United States.' MS NOW played a clip of Himes saying outright that the U.S. attacked shipwrecked sailors, which is against the Geneva Conventions.

Just like every other city in California, Oakland desperately needs new revenue sources. California cities don't even have enough money to fund the bare minimum of public services, with essential services like BART shutting down frequently. This is a problem that has gone back decades, ever since 1978, when Proposition 13 passed, and has since robbed hundreds of billions of dollars from our communities.