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This is an ever-growing list of atrocities committed by the [[United States of America]]. What constitutes an atrocity does not have a universally accepted definition. However, a framework used by the [[United Nations]] describes atrocity crimes as a violation of international criminal law that falls under the historically three legally defined international crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.<ref>[https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/about-us/Doc.3_Framework%20of%20Analysis%20for%20Atrocity%20Crimes_EN.pdf "Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes."] United Nations, 2014.</ref> | |||
Crimes against humanity are certain acts that are purposefully committed by a state, or on behalf of a state, as part of a widespread or systematic policy, typically directed against civilians, in times of war or peace. Ethnic cleansing is considered by many to constitute an atrocity crime. Mass killing is a concept which has been proposed by genocide scholars who wish to define incidents of non-combat killing which are perpetrated by a government or a state. | |||
There is little consensus on how to officially and universally define such acts, and in many cases there can be overlap in the conditions and contexts where such acts occur, making it possible to classify them in multiple ways. Therefore a broad term such as "atrocity" may be used to describe a wide variety of acts which, when examined individually, may be described with more precision in their proper context. | |||
Much of the information has been copied from [https://github.com/dessalines/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md this source] and organized into separate pages for easier browsing. | |||
Speaking at the International Women's Forum, Mandela said "if there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240609040658/https://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/01/30/sprj.irq.mandela/ "Mandela: U.S. wants holocaust" (International Women's Forum)] | |||
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The US empire currently maintains an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] network<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Df4R-xdKvpM Empire Files: “United States” to Imperial America: Our Hidden Empire ]</ref> of over 800 military bases in 70 countries.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/us-military-bases-around-the-world-119321 Politico: "Where in the World Is the U.S. Military?"]</ref> (For comparison, all other countries combined have only 30 bases) | |||
The US has always been in a state of perpetual war; as of 2021, it has been at war 225 of 243 years of its existence.<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/595752-the-us-has-been-at-war-225-out-of-243-years-since-1776 "The US Has Been at war 225 out of 243 years since 1776"]</ref> | |||
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This is an ever-growing list of atrocities committed by the United States of America. What constitutes an atrocity does not have a universally accepted definition. However, a framework used by the United Nations describes atrocity crimes as a violation of international criminal law that falls under the historically three legally defined international crimes of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.[1]
Crimes against humanity are certain acts that are purposefully committed by a state, or on behalf of a state, as part of a widespread or systematic policy, typically directed against civilians, in times of war or peace. Ethnic cleansing is considered by many to constitute an atrocity crime. Mass killing is a concept which has been proposed by genocide scholars who wish to define incidents of non-combat killing which are perpetrated by a government or a state.
There is little consensus on how to officially and universally define such acts, and in many cases there can be overlap in the conditions and contexts where such acts occur, making it possible to classify them in multiple ways. Therefore a broad term such as "atrocity" may be used to describe a wide variety of acts which, when examined individually, may be described with more precision in their proper context.
Much of the information has been copied from this source and organized into separate pages for easier browsing.
Speaking at the International Women's Forum, Mandela said "if there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America."[2]
The US empire currently maintains an imperialist network[3] of over 800 military bases in 70 countries.[4] (For comparison, all other countries combined have only 30 bases)
The US has always been in a state of perpetual war; as of 2021, it has been at war 225 of 243 years of its existence.[5]
- ↑ "Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes." United Nations, 2014.
- ↑ "Mandela: U.S. wants holocaust" (International Women's Forum)
- ↑ Empire Files: “United States” to Imperial America: Our Hidden Empire
- ↑ Politico: "Where in the World Is the U.S. Military?"
- ↑ "The US Has Been at war 225 out of 243 years since 1776"
Pages in category "Atrocities committed by the United States"
The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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- Atrocities committed by the United States of America against Africa
- Atrocities committed by the United States of America against East Asia
- Atrocities committed by the United States of America against Europe
- Atrocities committed by the United States of America against the Americas
- Atrocities committed by the United States of America against West Asia