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Nov 2021
30m 24s

How the U.S. Hid a Deadly Airstrike

The New York Times
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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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