I always thought that people hired to pen test are white hat hackers? What is the difference to red team?

No, they just put it as background music in their videos, but didn’t actually pay for it. I would guess it constitutes fair use?

The 1949 geneva conventions have been rattified by (afaik exclusively): all UN members, palestine, the holy see and the cook islands. The singning binds the signee to uphold these rules for themselves. How then could the UN, who as you said is “just an extension of its member states”, not follow the morals you yourself held as the absolute standard?

There is a “y” in “my” so maybe “Sphinx” would complete the sentence?