Sentences with phrase «many civilian deaths»

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Trump said the U.S. - Saudi relationship had improved from the days of the Obama administration, which halted some arms sales to Saudi Arabia over concerns about civilian deaths in Yemen.

Civilian deaths under Trump peaked in March, with nearly 700 confirmed or likely casualties.

The largest privately owned PR agency in the world, Edelman is currently representing Saudi Arabia as it manages crises over the impending crucifixion and beheading of a young political critic, and civilian deaths in the Saudi - led military intervention in Yemen.

The use of a range of estimated civilian deaths underscored the fact that the government often does not know for sure the affiliations of those killed.

Think of the new reports if Trump conducted this many strikes that generally resulted in civilian deaths.

lol, while those recent murders of the settler family were indeed barbaric, the current ratio of Palestinian civilian deaths to Israeli civilian deaths over the last decade is close to 100 to 1.

I neglected to include the 3,000 US civilian deaths resulting from the 9/11 attacks... who knows what the economic (and social) impact was on this country but they certainly were not trivial.

resulting in 20 to 30 million military and civilian deaths.

Hundreds of rockets were fired, military force was striking back and civilian deaths were mounting on both sides.

Between some 245,000 to 415,000 South Korean civilian deaths were also suggested, and the total civilian casualties during the war were estimated as 1,500,000 to 3,000,000 (most sources estimate some 2,000,000 casualties).»

Option 1: The Christian / atheist has to own ALL of the civilian deaths at the hands of said Christians governments / atheist governments.

We must weigh the devastation of Iraq (even if there were no civilian deaths) and the promise of decades of future trouble in the region against the evil of failing to reverse promptly the August 2 annexation.

(Note: I am not saying the US should not be doing what it is doing, but civilian deaths are always a tragedy.)

On the one hand, we see non-state actors, as well as warlords and heads of state who use relatively unsophisticated means to gain their ends by targeting, terrorizing, and killing noncombatants and, as in the destruction of the World Trade Center towers or the bombing of the Madrid trains, intentionally causing lasting property damage, civilian deaths, and widespread fear.

It's not the first time that Cameroon's hunt for Boko Haram has led to civilian deaths.

According to Airwars — a non-profit that attempts to keep track of the number of civilian deaths caused by coalition airstrikes in the Middle East — there has been a spike in casualties under President Trump.

March has seen an estimated 1,058 civilian deaths (as a reference point, there were 465 last December.)

If the estimates are confirmed, it would be among the highest civilian death tolls since the war started in 2003, and one of the highest civilian body counts caused by the U.S. military since the Vietnam War.

The collateral damage, a.k.a., civilian death ratio since the mid 20th century was 10:1 according to the International Red Cross.

Hanan pointed to the many civilian deaths that resulted from the bombings in Iraq and said that, «this theme dehumanizes the victims in Iraq by trivializing their deaths.»

The number of civilian deaths as a result of Al Shabaab activity nearly doubled between July and August 2013.

An estimated ten million soldiers died during the First World War, in addition to one million direct civilian deaths and a further six million deaths from famine and disease, the motion notes.

There is also a continually updated Crisis Tracker, with attack alerts and plotted / heat maps of categorically defined crises (divided according to: civilian death, abduction, civilian injury, displacement, looting, LRA sighting, returnee, and media), complete with verification ratings and elaborate timelines (see image below).

Civilian deaths caused by the Taliban and other anti-government elements totalled 1,271 in this period, while there were 1,997 casualties.

But today's figures showed the tactical directive introduced last year, changing the rules for when ground forces are allowed to call in airstrikes, has led to a reduction in civilian deaths attributed to pro-government forces.

UNAMA said aerial strikes killed 69 of the 223 civilian deaths by international forces in the first half of 2010 - a decrease of 64 % from the same period in 2009.

A sense of sacrifice or of «shedding blood to change the world» can also motivate civilian deaths, a prominent theme within Christianity.

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said it was «deeply regrettable» that an RAF drone strike aimed at ISIS had resulted in a civilian death.

Given Suharto's purge of Indonesia in 1965 resulting in a million deaths, or the Dirty War in Argentina resulting in 30,000 «disappeared», or the Vietnam War resulting in two million civilian deaths.

Left on the table from last session is a law establishing a permanent special prosecutor for cases involving civilian deaths at the hands of police.

A tragic military error with a hideous civilian death - toll, a disastrously corrupt election, and the resignation of a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the MoD, the auguries for Gordon Brown's speech on Friday could barely have been worse.

Back in August, Soares» office had asked Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to take over the investigation into Ivy's death, based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order giving Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in police - involved civilian deaths.

Critics questioned the independence of county prosecutors, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to propose granting New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the power to investigate civilian deaths at the hands of police.

Rensselaer County D.A. Joel Abelove says because Faison was armed, the shooting does not fall under the recent executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo empowering Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to review police - citizen encounters that end in a civilian death.

The march concluded an all - day celebration of the slain activist hero's life at the National Action Network, where Cuomo accepted a «social - justice award» for his executive order requiring the attorney general to investigate civilian deaths at the hands of cops.

By the time Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan - Carl Raspe committed suicide in prison in 1977 the movement was responsible for 21 civilian deaths.

Before Cuomo announced the order at the National Action Network, the Rev. Al Sharpton also praised Cuomo's executive order for a special prosecutor in investigating civilian deaths in interactions with police.

Assemblyman Tom Abinanti is taking state AG Eric Schneiderman's call for temporary power to investigate unarmed civilian deaths at the hands of police officers one step further.

The killings have correctly been defined as genocidal in nature and, extraordinarily, exceeded the civilian death tolls of the recent conflict in Northern Ireland, Tiananmen Square and 9/11 combined.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner should follow Cuomo's lead and appoint a special prosecutor to oversee police - involved civilian deaths, the Rev. Al Sharpton said.

ALBANY — The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York said on Monday that Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to oversee cases of police - involved civilian death was «gravely flawed and will harm the cause of justice.»

The two participated in a meeting with minority lawmakers held in August, 2015 to discuss an executive order granting Schneiderman special prosecutorial powers in some police - involved civilian deaths.

In the months following, Cuomo signed an executive order appointing Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor to oversee cases of police - involved civilian deaths.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order Wednesday naming Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as special prosecutor to oversee cases of police - involved civilian deaths.

Mr. Cuomo's operation pointed to his track record for the black community, including increasing the minimum wage to $ 15 per hour, raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and issuing an executive order naming the state attorney general as a special prosecutor for police - related civilian deaths.

To help announce an executive order about investigating civilian deaths in police custody, Cuomo was joined by the state's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, a progressive with whom he has clashed — and who swore in de Blasio as mayor in a midnight ceremony in front of his Park Slope home.

ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will investigate cases of police involved civilian deaths, as part of a tentative «framework» deal between Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders that was announced Tuesday.

He did not mention Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's call for a special prosecutor to investigate all future instances of police actions that lead to civilian deaths.

With pressure mounting from families whose loved ones have died at the hands of a police officer, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday that he was preparing to issue an executive order naming the state attorney general as a special prosecutor for police - related civilian deaths.