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War-crimes charge against Franks thrown out of Belgian court
Navy Times ^
| 1/15/04
| Brand
Posted on 01/16/2004 6:36:40 AM PST by pabianice
Edited on 05/07/2004 10:11:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: tommyfranks; warcrimes; warcrimeslawsuits
Perhaps Belgium will now bring charges against the dead American servicemen who helped liberate their rotten country during World War II...
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:36:41 AM PST
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
Holy cow- you mean that this Belgian court can now only hear cases involving Belgian citizens?
What a great step forward in legal thinking.
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posted on
01/16/2004 6:40:26 AM PST
by
Gefreiter
To: Gefreiter
"Palace of Justice ?"
To: pabianice
That's right. FN of Belgium was given contracts to produce small arms for the U.S. military. This includes the M16, M240, and the M249. Maybe Belgium would like to bring charges against the American servicemen who continue to use these weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are actually made in the U.S. by FN's subsidiary, FN Manufacturing.
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posted on
01/16/2004 8:11:51 AM PST
by
Spandau
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