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Haven't they already been selling military tech to basically all western countries for along time? I'm unclear what the news here is.

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I am unsure if Palantir has other clients who have cases in from of the International Court of Justice on accusations of genocide - it has a lot of coverage right now. Here is a summary article from CNN:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/middleeast/israel-genocide-ca...

Does Palantir sell to Myanmar?

If Israel actually gets convicted of breaches under the convention, of which there is a chance, would you be comfortable selling technology that is aiding in their "war-related missions"?

Here are the broadcast and the the transcript of the first day of hearings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G15NyemgYDM

https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192...

I would not be shocked at all if Palantir sold to Myanmar.

Also there is 0 chance of conviction. Also I think you are unfamiliar of Peter Theil and his beliefs, I would recommend some research there (hint: he wouldn't care).

> Also there is 0 chance of conviction.

This is more of a belief that a real claim.

Israel lost the last case at the ICJ. Russia is looking like it will lose its case at the ICJ. At this point it looks like it isn't a sure thing that Israel will beat the charges.

Sorry, you are correct. What I thought in my head and somehow didn't get out onto the keyboard was 'there is 0 chance a conviction will have any real world impact', because the ICJ has no teeth and people who oppose/support the court tend to have a corresponding believe of supporting/opposing Israel. So bottom line it doesn't really matter happens at the ICJ.

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