Posted on 11/27/2009 9:08:57 PM PST by American Dream 246
Unreal. Team Obama may allow US soldiers to be tried in the Hague for war crimes. The Wall Street Journal reported, via Jihad Watch:
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed “great regret” in August that the U.S. is not a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This has fueled speculation that the Obama administration may reverse another Bush policy and sign up for what could lead to the trial of Americans for war crimes in The Hague.
The ICC’s chief prosecutor, though, has no intention of waiting for Washington to submit to the court’s authority. Luis Moreno Ocampo says he already has jurisdiction—at least with respect to Afghanistan.
Because Kabul in 2003 ratified the Rome Statute—the ICC’s founding treaty—all soldiers on Afghan territory, even those from nontreaty countries, fall under the ICC’s oversight, Mr. Ocampo told me. And the chief prosecutor says he is already conducting a “preliminary examination” into whether NATO troops, including American soldiers, fighting the Taliban may have to be put in the dock.
“We have to check if crimes against humanity, war crimes or genocide have been committed in Afghanistan,” Mr. Ocampo told me. “There are serious allegations against the Taliban and al Qaeda and serious allegations about warlords, even against some who are connected with members of the government.” Taking up his inquiry of Allied soldiers, he added, “there are different reports about problems with bombings and there are also allegations about torture.”
It was clear who the targets of these particular inquiries are but the chief prosecutor shied away from spelling it out.
Asked repeatedly whether the examination of bombings and torture allegations refers to NATO and U.S. soldiers, Mr. Ocampo finally stated that “we are investigating whoever commits war crimes, including the group you mentioned.”
came here for a dream and this was not the dream when I first came here and I am pissed off
I saw my old country go to crap and now I will not stand idly by waiting for this country to do the same and have my young kids grow up like I had to
One nutty Army chief of Staff doesn’t speak for the rest of the military. THAT, I can assure you of.
that would be an impeachment offense.
I wish you were right, but some troops think otherwise. One was on Rush the other day saying nearly the entire upper echelon are totally sold out to PC mentality. If the military rejects this convincingly, it’ll have to come from the junior officers.
LOL! 2013 huh? and what will be left by then? You really think by then we will ever have another free election?
Actually most Revolutions are lead by Colonel that have been passed over for promotion.
Okay, I admit it, I’m not really the protest march type...but I’m ready now.
the last election was not fair and now they are in power they will not give it up at all
corruption fraud scale will go off the charts.
I wonder if the left would like UN observers at our next election?
This UN can check for citizenship, check they only vote once, make sure dead people do not vote.
Nah the left would hate that just like they refuse to have any laws making voters show ID or if they are legal to vote.
Its going to take more, much more than a few tea parties.
Manc,
I know how you feel. I wanted us to get the hell out of the UK so our kids could have a better life. We did. And now.....the US is turning into the UK just as fast as it can. Unbelievable!
I have, we need millions to do it. Will they? I doubt it. Every single day I am amazed at the ignorance of people that are just going about their daily routine as if nothing is going on. It astounds me to see how uniformed many people are. We laughed and the sheep that voted for hope and change and yes we can. They voted for a man child based on a slogan. There are just as many that despise him now, but can’t really tell you why. Mostly young people. Pathetic.
and to think that I was belittled for believing the John Birch Society that warned against this!
I do too. However, let's not give him all of the credit. This reeks of Hilliary Clinton. It was she and her husband that insisted on treating terrorism as a criminal matter. Hillary has been a "one world-er" for even longer than Obama.
"I am concerned for the security of our great nation, not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working within."
- General Douglas MacArthur
It’s going to take a Prez Biden.
gag
Too bad MAO-bama won’t be giving his farewell address...
Americans are like frogs - slowly boiling in a pot of water.
They gripe, complain, blog, hold tea parties but fail to understand that freedom and liberty demand more, much more than Americans today are willing to give.
The day will come, and soon when it will be too late to do anything.
You’re right.
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