Zenti rioters vaporised by Edolia.
Yesterday, over 150,000 men, women, and children were completely obliterated by the Edolia government holding the country hostage. The riot began when an Allanea installation that Edolia had allowed in the city began attacking Yurka during a cease fire. We ask that any nation willing to stop the blatant oppression by Edolia do so immediately. Over 1 million civilians have already been killed, not including military personel.
OOC: Original thread. http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=93678&start=100
If thats not a war crime, i don't know what is. (And believe me, if i didn't know what war crimes were i'd be the happiest country on the planet.)
Its a war they are allowed to do whatever they deem fit to keep order.
Its a war they are allowed to do whatever they deem fit to keep order.
Well vaporising 150,000 rioters is a bit much :twisted:
Copiosa Scotia
20-11-2003, 00:07
"The incident is regrettable, and probably could have been avoided. When the lives of a nation's citizens are at stake, preserving those lives must always be the first priority. Edolia's military command made an error in judgement; it would have been still a more greivous error to do nothing, and allow the brave fighting men and women of Edolia, and those fighting beside them, to die. The Zentians killled were combatants, not civilians. They lost the right to be considered civilians when they took up arms against Allanean soldiers. Edolia is inarguably guilty of using more force than necessary, but while we deeply regret this incident, it is not our place to condemn it."
- Michael MacFarlane, Speaker of the Assembly
"When Allanea fired missiles from Zenti, they put the entire Zenti population in jeopardy of Yurka attack! Using Zenti as a buffeer between themselves and Yurka is low and cowardly! If we hadn't rioted who knows what would have become of Zenti if the war was taken to our streets?"
Joel Beilman- Zenti Police Officer