UNREAL. Obama May Allow US Soldiers to be Tried in the Hague

Gateway Pundit ^ | 11/28/09 | Gateway Pundit

[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.”

[Jack Black]

You know nations make mistakes and allow corrupt men to lead them from time to time. It almost always ends badly for everyone involved. Amazingly up to this point we haven't made that big a mistake. Sure we've had incompetents, we've had the greedy and corrupt. But we haven't had a nation-killing leader like Mussolini, Hitler, Mao, Lenin, Pol Pot or the many hundreds of others one could site throughout history.

Still there is hope. Even nations that have been ruined by evil leaders can, eventually, right the wrongs they have brought on themselves and correct things.

One can look at the career of Mussolini, for instance. It ended badly, for him and for Italy. But it did end, and Italy has returned to normalcy.

The bodies of Mussolini and his mistress put on display in Milan in the closing days of WW2.

[rbosque]

Justice has been turned on it’s head.

[American Dream 246]

You can’t blame Joe Sixpack for that

Yes, you should blame Joe Sixpack for that. If you have no idea for whom you are voting, you should NOT have the right to vote or at least you should be responsible enough to say: I am not educated enough so I will not vote.

ELECTIONS HAS CONSEQUENCES. And the braindeads should be called on it.

[DuncanWaring]

Most of the military stuff is hardened against EMP.

An EMP weapon would only, for the most part, destroy the civil infrastructure.

Exactly the opposite of what you envision.

[grumpygresh]

Zero’s putting out the bait and seeing if he can incite someone on the right to fire up the Reichstag (or he will do it himself just like Adolf)

[American Dream 246]

It’s not “bad enough” for most people, yet. And, as long as people still have food on their tables, and a football game on TV it will stay that way (Think Roman bread & circuses)

You are so absolutely right. That's exactly what I meant talking about granit countertop..most of them will not move or even try to get informed UNTIL it will hurt their own bank account. And you are so right also about this lost generation.

That goes back to the fact that we let all these communist rules install in our country since 30 years - schools et al - without anyone fighting about it so, now we are at the end of the rope. EVERYTHING is in place. Now they have their man to do the final bang. That's where we are at now. The final move. That's why it is so vital to do something NOW.

[DuncanWaring]

The Messiah obviously missed the rule from antiquity that says the ruler should always keep the army on his side.

[rdl6989]

Grounds for impeachment.

Yes, on the charge of Treason. Sometimes I think this is all a nightmare and I'm gonna wake up in the morning.

[thecodont]

Lends credence to the theory that BO isn’t an American at all.

[PaleoBob]

Your tagline says it all. “I Sarah Palin do solemnly swear...”

[PaleoBob]

Only someone who is out of touch with reality can possibly think there will be any impeachment of this administration. They have super majorities in both houses, and the courts are packed.

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Until 2010. After which...

[Yorktownpatriot]

Under the U.S. Constitution it would most certainly be!
Under the UN Criminal Court who knows?

[American Dream 246]

When citizens and veterans threw out a corrupt democrat political machine by use of arms.

WHEN???

[Admin Moderator]

#217 removed with regrets, because of IBD/Ramirez copyright issues.

[floriduh voter]

Traitor(s).

[American Dream 246]

The army IS on his side!!! WAKE UP! Ft Hood? The general said that it would be worse to not have diversity than HAVING 13 SOLDIERS KILLED??? PLUS A UNBORN CHILD. AND YOU STILL THINK THE ARMY IS NOT ON HIS SIDE???

WAKE UP!!!

[TheThinker]

Barack Obama: Nightmare for America

[DuncanWaring]

The Chief of Staff of the Army is on his side.

There’s hundreds of thousands of others who are not.

With each additional incident like this ICC silliness and the “clubbing of the SEALS” more will make that mental transition from one side of the fence to the other.

[Just A Nobody]

My most humble apologies. Is he listed by name on the forbidden list? I didn't see it.

Unfortunate, as his are the best political cartoons out there.

[omega4179]

He could bring in Hessians.