What WWII taught us about not bombing civilian infrastructure
There are limits of conflict jurisprudence and how leaders in the U.S., Israel and Iran think about following, or skirting, the rules about what constitutes 'war crimes.'
Episode 478 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "What WWII taught us about not bombing civilian infrastructure" was published on April 8, 2026 and runs 31 minutes.
April 8, 2026 ·31m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
Summary
There are limits of conflict jurisprudence and how leaders in the U.S., Israel and Iran think about following, or skirting, the rules about what constitutes 'war crimes.'
Episode Description
There are limits of conflict jurisprudence and how leaders in the U.S., Israel and Iran think about following, or skirting, the rules about what constitutes 'war crimes.'
On today's show:
Former Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham, national security law expert, law professor at Southwestern Law School, and former chief legal advisor for international law at U.S. Central Command, where she advised on operational and international legal issues related to the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and Eliav Lieblich, faculty of international law at Tel-Aviv University, explain international law as it applies to the war with Iran.