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Red Flag's avatar

Thank you for this report Mick. It is the best news that I have had in ages. And it is warming the cockles of my heart.

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Dave M's avatar

Great work Mick. Thank you so much for your courage, integrity & humanity.....and for doing the job that Mainstream media so-called "journalists" should be doing! Go raibh mile maith agat! 😊🖐️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸✊✊✊

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James Wilkes's avatar

Let’s see where the ICC get to with this. Again, Luxon has shown no leadership because he is scared of his own shadow and Donald Trump.

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Karyn Elizabeth's avatar

Thanks so much for this Mick. It will be interesting to see if RNZ, TVNZ, Stuff, and the Herald pick this up. It is a major news story and a failure to cover it would be yet another nail in the coffin of their journalistic integrity.

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Mick Hall's avatar

The document is very comprehensive and it's obvious the PSNA and its legal team put in a huge amount of work to get it over the line. MSM outlets should be using their significant resources to chase comment from the six named in it and delve into what measures were taken to ensure NZ was abiding by its international obligations. They've been complicit too, so I doubt they will to any significant degree but surely it can't just be ignored.

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Lynne Dempsey's avatar

Without Mick Hall’s journalism we would not hear of this highly significant and very welcome report. Thank you.

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Malcolm Robbins's avatar

Good stuff - I'm glad to have seen this. I'll be watching the TVNZ news and RNZ to see how well this is covered in the next day or two. I'm not optimistic but...

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Malcolm Robbins's avatar

3 days later and I have not so much as heard a whisper. I guess if/when it surfaces internationally the local news might "discover" it. i.e. when they can't afford to ignore it... Here's hoping. I looked at the document and it was an amazing piece of work.

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Stephen Walker's avatar

Good report. One minor problem with the text. Joint Direct Attack Munition is not a missile but a guidance kit that converts unguided gravity bombs into precision-guided munitions.

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Mick Hall's avatar

Thanks Stephen

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David D's avatar

You’re an untapped well Stephen but great journalism from Mick highlighting PSNA’s great work exposing our crony governments craven complicity.

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Sealegs's avatar

Luxons a spineless creature with zero integrity and no moral compass whatsoever.

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Keitha Knowles's avatar

This is great news. So many people I know don't watch anything to do with these wars, and now, this Gaza genocide. I live on You Tube, learning as much as I can e.g. Max Blumenthal, Anthony Lowenstein etc. Why do the rich survive and our leaders kow-tow to USA/Israel etc? Why is the ICC/NATO so toothless watching this genocide. Let's hope this law suit gets somewhere

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Stephen Walker's avatar

The genocide is only possible because of the corporate media. The people calling the shots at these media organisations will be tried for crimes against humanity. There is no statute of limitations.

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Joseph Cullen's avatar

As a former resident of NZ I am deeply saddened, though hardly surprised at its

colonial subservience to and complicity in the imperialist Western juggernaut

In Gaza!

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Sagecraft's avatar

Yes New Zealands corrupt government and inclusion into the 5eyes has been complicit for very long time now regarding how nz voters feel they act in total immunity even if it is the opposite of their own elected promises and give side shows as distractions so to avoid backlash...a good example is with the fall of Afghanistan. 1week after the Teliban seized back control the nz Cricket team was in the capital playing Afghanistan...go figure....

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Pauline Arnold's avatar

👏👏👏👏🇪🇭🇪🇭🇪🇭🕊️🕊️🕊️

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