all the acts which may or may not be criminal that occurred for example in background airbase in the alleged torture chambers, those fell within the jurisdiction from 2002 they have not been investigated. that s a serious problem. you say it s a serious problem if you accept the glaring sort of failing of the international justice framework at the moment. why on earth are you now seeking to push the notion of internationaljustice even further and take on the concept of what you are calling ecocide, to have the international criminal system take on the notion that those responsible for the most egregious acts against the planets welfare should be criminally prosecuted? it s not conceivably going to happen. it is actually could happen but let me separate out the two issues. the first issue is internationaljustice generally, am i in favour of developing the systems, absolutely? it a long game you can t expect human rights to exist for millennia and then in 1945 to create rules on bits of
one years ago, that s wife supported president biden s decision to withdraw u.s. combat forces and bring our longest war to an end. congressman crow thank you so much for being here, i know it is a big day. thank you rachel i appreciate being here. i want to ask as a veteran and somebody who is involved in the veterans community, i just have to ask if there is emotion? if you have strong feelings today seeing the war wind down after all the american sacrifice there and the pieces of your life that were left there yourself? there is a variety of mixed emotions that i and many other afghan war veterans are experiencing. it started when the president announced withdrawal a couple of months ago. i had another moment when i saw that last flight leaving background airbase last week. that was a base where i spent a lot of time in my life in the past. there is a lot of emotion, i agree with the president
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