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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane

Most international legal experts reject that and say the attacks amount to murder. Even if the claim of being at war is justified, specialists in the laws of war say the use of a plane disguised to look like a civilian aircraft, so that its targets would be caught off-guard, would represent the war crime of perfidy under international and US military legal standards.
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fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Pentagon Conducted Lethal Boat Strike With Aircraft Disguised as Civilian Plane

Disguising military aircraft as civilian planes constitutes perfidy and can be a war crime under international law and U.S. military rules.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

US faces war crime allegation for disguising' aircraft in drug boat attack

A US military aircraft allegedly disguised as a civilian plane struck a suspected drug-smuggling boat, an action that could constitute perfidy and a war crime.
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