This episode contains strong language.
In March 2019, workers inside an Air Force combat operations center in Qatar watched as an American F-15 attack jet dropped a large bomb into a group of women and children in Syria.
Assessing the damage, the workers found that there had been around 70 casualties, and a lawyer decided that it was a potential war crime. ... Show More
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This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-chec ... Show More
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