A bit old but worth repeating in the light of Kunduz:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

So, in the light of the US bombing of the Drs. Without Borders facility in Kunduz, it's worth noting that this is far from the worst or the most large-scale war crime the US Army has committed in Afghanistan.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/26/kill-team-the-documentary-the-army-doesn-t-want-you-to-see.html

This documentary concerns an organized war crime committed by a group of people including someone with the bitterly ironic and unfortunate in this context name of Morlock commiting a war crime as a team with a temporarily effective coverup. In shades of Vietnam and World War II, the war crime included mutilations of enemy dead.( cut for length )

And if the answer to this last question is no, then what can be done about these crimes? How should accountability work and be enforced?

I don't have full or complete answers to these questions but I hope others smarter than I do. 

Keystone is dead. For now.

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline After 7 Years Of Review
Environmentalists praised the decision, which House Speaker Paul Ryan called "sickening."

Two possible responses to this decision, I am sure you have guessed by now.

( Response #1 )

( Response #2 )

So which of these two positions are you in favour of? Any more nuances you would like to add? Or a third position?