Osman@AvMuhammadOsman
Admiral Cooper's "complex investigation" excuse represents a blatant evasion of responsibility under the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). If the Trump administration could monitor obliterated Iranian nuclear sites 24/7 with precision intelligence, as per Trump’s recent claims, we are watching iranian's every second through our satellites, not allowing them to come closer to site, Then how did U.S. forces failed to observe hundreds of children entering the same girls’ elementary school on the morning of the February 28 strike? Did real-time ISR assets see nothing? This defies credibility and suggests the strike was not a mere error, but a deliberate or recklessly indifferent act calculated to inflame Iranian public opinion against their government.
Such actions violate core Law of Armed Conflict obligations under the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I (Articles 48, 51, 52, and 57), specifically the principles of distinction, proportionality, and feasible precautions. A civilian school does not lose its protected status merely because of proximity to military infrastructure, especially when open-source evidence shows it was physically separated and in active educational use.
This massacre, which killed over 164 civilians, predominantly children, occurred under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s direct leadership at the Department of War. Hegseth’s tenure has been defined by the dismantling of civilian casualty mitigation mechanisms, contempt for “stupid” rules of engagement, and a culture that prioritizes raw lethality over legal compliance and humanity.
The world demands immediate and uncompromising accountability:
1. An independent ICJ-led DOJ investigation, external to Pentagon self-review, with full declassification of targeting data, ROE, and battle damage assessments.
2. Court-martial for violations of LOAC and prosecution under the War Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 2441) for all individuals in the chain of command who authorized, approved, or failed to prevent this unlawful strike.
3. Severe penalties against Secretary Hegseth and senior DoW officials, including removal from office, civil liability, and criminal sanctions for systemic failures and potential command negligence.
No more evasion, no more deflection onto Iran. No more dismissing child graves as mere 'complexity' or collateral damage.
The graves in Minab are not footnotes in a conflict. They are a moral reckoning. Justice delayed is justice denied, deliver it swiftly, without excuses.
