Curious: If US still hasn't held Khalid Sheikh Mohammed accountable, why is it so important to hold Assad accountable yesterday?
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel "accountable" doesn't mean what we think it means...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @davidakaye
@davidakaye But remember when Atrocities Review Board head Samantha Power said accountability = courts? http://www.emptywheel.net/2013/08/30/whatever-happened-to-the-atrocities-prevention-board/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel true but ppl (incl WH, maybe not Power) mean forcible action, not courts, not#ICC, etc, which is too bad. they nd legal strat 21 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @davidakaye
@davidakaye Yeah. That's why I did the post. To remind that stated WH policy on atrocities envisions trials, not cruise missiles.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel btw the WH ARB position u quote (in great post) is entirely weasely. 'pursue acc when consistent w us interests/values.' sheesh.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@davidakaye The whole thing is weasely. 3 weeks after rolling it out Obama was ignoring atrocities in Bahrain.
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