• procrastitron@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Why are you pretending that is some sort of gotcha?

    Diplomats communicating with their nation’s allies does not make them legitimate military targets.

    • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      Communication with terrorist organizations by government officers is frowned upon though.

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        2 months ago

        Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization according to the Lebanese and Iranian governments or the UN.

        The have 15 representatives in Lebanon’s parliament.

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        2 months ago

        Of course, terrorism is only what we say and when they do it, not when we do it!

        I demand to see Biden’s Israel pager!

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          2 months ago

          So you admit that Israel just carried out a terrorist attack in Lebanon? Or is bombing and killing citizens is terrorism when “they” do it, not when “we” do it?

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            2 months ago

            Yeah I was mocking the label “terrorist organization”. There is no question that the USA and Israel routinely carry out terrorist attacks and should be labeled a terrorist regime. They’ve had decades to create peace and more moderate culture but they want this constant state of precariousness.