And they say satire is dead... Archived Message Posted by Raskolnikov on February 1, 2019, 9:06 am US Court finds Syria responsible for the death of Marie Colvin, talks about justice, etc. https://theintercept.com/2019/01/31/marie-colvin-death-syria/ Meanwhile, if you run a civilian over with a bulldozer (paid for by US Aid) then justice... Corrie's family and several Palestinians filed a federal lawsuit against Caterpillar Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging liability for Corrie's death. The suit alleged Caterpillar supplied the bulldozers to the Israelis despite having notice they would be used to further "a policy plaintiffs contend violates international law". The case was dismissed by a Federal judge in November 2005 for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, citing, among other things, the political question doctrine. The judge found, alternatively, that the plaintiffs' claims failed on the merits.[76] The Corrie family appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In September 2007 the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal on the political question grounds and thus did not rule on the merits of the suit. The Court found that as the bulldozers were paid for by the U.S. Government as part of its aid to Israel, the Judicial Branch could not rule on the merits of the case without ruling on whether or not the government's financing of such bulldozers was appropriate and that this was a matter not entrusted to the Judicial Branch. ...no so much. ####ing hypocrites. Message Thread: And they say satire is dead... - Raskolnikov February 1, 2019, 9:06 am Re: And they say satire is dead... - Sinister Burt February 1, 2019, 9:23 am If revolution by shouting at the telly was possible we'd be well away - Keith-264 February 1, 2019, 11:29 am Interesting OffG article on Marie Colvin and Syrian reporting - Raskolnikov February 1, 2019, 10:06 am Good comparison Raskolnikov: well said. nm. - Ken Waldron February 2, 2019, 12:10 am   Searching