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Am I the only one still wondering WTF was this all about?
And no, I'm not a BDSer. I miss him everyday.
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.”
They can only try us if we let them.
I just fervently hope that a bunch of higher ups, middle guys and the lower echelons in the military are taking note of this and making plans.
“Luis Moreno Ocampo says he already has jurisdiction—at least with respect to Afghanistan.”
This bastard needs to be told in no uncertain terms that ANY move by him to prosecute or abduct an American soldier for said prosecution will lead to his untimely expiration.
How ould WE stop them from trying our military in an ICC court?
I am appalled and disgusted by the number of people I know who think this is a fine idea, that we should be part of the international community and our soliders should be subject to their laws.
odumbo isn’t alone in thinking this is percectly fine.
So we have odumbo, MSM, majorities in senate house and judicials plus many people who think this is great and have no clue why it isn’t
we are close to being screwed. No election will change this
Toll alert.
I do not intend to get into a flame war with you.
This is the last warning, go away.
IF THIS ADMINISTRATION — OR ANY ADMINISTRATION — DARES EXPOSE EVEN THE LEAST AMONG THESE HALLOWED AMERICANS TO THE ABUSES OF THE ICC, THIS FOREIGN MOCKERY OF A “COURT”; IF THAT ACT IS NOT “THE TRIGGER” THEN THERE IS NO TRIGGER, AND AMREICA IS TRULY DEAD.
Amen!
We haven’t hit bottom yet. Unfortuneatly, it looks like that’s what its gonna take.
“incite someone on the right to fire up the Reichstag..”
or in this case, his buddy jihadis and Congress...
We have the most manipulative president conceivable by man.
Tom Coburn for President/Commander in Chief
THE PEOPLE will not put up with this.
” It is time we force Congress to put a stop to the Anti-American Movement ... “
hell, they are a big part of it
It's got to be 20x worse for the guys these days...a flippin' Commie Muslim Kenyan imposter, illegally serving as CinC. And they can't say a single word about it, 'cause to do so would get them busted for disrespecting the Chain of Command. At least we can bitch about it...our brothers and sisters in uniform can't even do that!
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
sad isn’t it
Am I the only one still wondering WTF was this all about?
And no, I'm not a BDSer. I miss him everyday.
Precisely what is in the book written in 2005. The only way the CIA recruits them is because they have already infiltrated deeply everywhere. So a terrorist hires a terrorist.
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