“Press with both hands”

…just when you thought this timeline couldn’t get much weirder.

  • DdCno1@beehaw.org
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    14 days ago

    What exactly makes an attack on devices that were exclusively used by members of Hezbollah a war crime?

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      14 days ago

      Incorrect premise. A pager is an ordinary consumer electronic device that can and did find its way into innocent hands.

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        14 days ago

        Not this one. Israel created a shell company that sold these particular pagers only to Hezbollah (reportedly at a profit). Neither did Hezbollah buy these in random shops nor were they ever distributed to random shops. The network they used was also exclusively created by and for Hezbollah, not any civilians, so even if civilians had wanted to use these devices, they would not have been able to. Hezbollah bought them in bulk and distributed them to their members, believing they would be a safe way to communicate without tracking, since most pagers are one-way devices.

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          I mean, I wasn’t there, but I read that it did hurt some people who weren’t directly associated with the group. Some children and a medic, apparently?

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            14 days ago

            Honestly, this is the most insulting accusation you could make. Is my writing style really this awful?

            I’m not. This user name is decades old. I think I first started using it around 2003-2005. If you’re willing to dig, you can find things written under it aeons ago.

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        14 days ago

        I have spent far more time on this topic. See my other answers if you don’t believe me.