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Nuremberg Prosecutor: Invasion=Crime Against Peace=War Crime
smirkingchimp.com — Bush’s apologists would point out that time was of the essence and extraordinary means were needed to cope with the situation. Jackson anticipated that line of reasoning when he said: “Any resort to war - to any kind of a war - is a resort to means that are inherently criminal.” The Opening Statement made by the lead American prosecutor...
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- yellowcakewalk, on 08/19/2008, -0/+17The Nuremberg Principles were a set of guidelines for determining what constitutes a war crime. The document was created by necessity during the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi party members following World War II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Principles
Principle VI
The crimes hereinafter set out are punishable as crimes under international law:
(a) Crimes against peace:
(i) Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances;
(ii) Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the acts mentioned under (i). - nick1971, on 08/19/2008, -0/+11Not willing to correct a post which points in the correct morale direction but....
The entity which superseded the Nurenburg trials was the international court of human rights. Member states subscribed to the principles of human rights and the US was also a signatory . Just before the war in Iraq the US withdrew from the International legislation and passed a law by which any US citizen would be forcibly removed from any external jail.
In the current situation where the US does not recognize international legislation defining war crimes, crimes against humanity and other crimes under international law which legal entity holds perpetrators accountable.- yellowcakewalk, on 08/19/2008, -0/+5Thanks for the info! It's important that we know our stuff, so that we don't get caught looking silly in a debate. If you have a good link along the lines of "War Crimes 101" I'd appreciate it.
- fuzzybeard, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Ask, and ye shall receive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Trials
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights
And, lastly, the one that is most salient to you linked story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Crimina ...
- fuzzybeard, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1Ask, and ye shall receive:
- yellowcakewalk, on 08/19/2008, -0/+5Thanks for the info! It's important that we know our stuff, so that we don't get caught looking silly in a debate. If you have a good link along the lines of "War Crimes 101" I'd appreciate it.
- 911ArtStudent, on 08/19/2008, -0/+10on a related note, here is a defense of Russia against the charges of having committed war crimes:
http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.com/2008/08/washingt ... - fairley7, on 08/19/2008, -0/+10Whether the US is a signatory or not, the principle still holds. The Nuremburg Tribunal concluded that starting a war of aggression is the ultimate evil because it opens the Pandora's Box from which spring all the evils that inevitably come with war. If anyone can be accused of being a war criminal, then Bush and his gang can be also.
- tomjeff08, on 08/19/2008, -0/+3Wait until these bastards and the rest of the police state terrorists are tried for treason against this Nation and claim "I was only following orders". They'll be housed in a prison and made to grow hemp. They'll also be made to make the hemp into suitable ropes. You can guess what will happen next.
- Conspiracy20, on 08/20/2008, -0/+1I do hope so.
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