[GrandEagle]

committed a crime against humanity as defined by the UN
I am an American citizen. As such, the Untied Nations has no authority over me or any of my fellow citizens. We the people have not authorized the Congress or anyone else to place under their "jurisdiction". Any authority that they "enforce" is taken through brute force, and while effective, it is illegitimate.
Any definition of war crimes that has been adopted by out nation through lawful congressional action, would be enforceable under US law. I could care less what the UN thinks about anything.

I would be willing to go to war to free any of our military members abducted on the illegitimate "authority" of the UN. If they have violated our laws, then they can stand trial in accordance with US law.

War crimes or crimes against a religion can't be allowed, in an insurgency the people are the Strategic terrain and offenses against societal norms fall outside the band of behavior that even the tacit enemy supporters understand and you drive them further into the enemy camp.

I agree. Even things that do not violate our laws are not smart to do some times. The mission is to be accomplished, focus must be maintained on the mission.

Cordially,
GE

[reluctantwarrior]

This is not a crimianl act it is an act of cultural ignorance. Often the dead do not belong to the local community and the locals refuse to deal with the bodies. These troops were disposing of the corpses through burning, I would bet they didn't know that Islam prohibits cremation. Again an act of ignorance and not malice.