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"tags": [
"Criminal Justice",
"DC Bureau",
"Politics & Law",
"boat strikes",
"CIA",
"Donald trump",
"Geneva Conventions",
"International Criminal Court",
"Iran war",
"Leila Sadat",
"Rachel E. VanLandingham",
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"textContent": "WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran before saying he was prepared for a “whole civilization” to die have renewed questions about what constitutes an illegal order and what, if any, repercussions officials could face for committing war crimes. The issue originally surged to the forefront last year […]",
"title": "Debate over US war crimes, illegal military orders returns with Trump threats against Iran"
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