Posted on 12/13/2004 10:58:48 PM PST by kattracks
The Pentagon expressed concern yesterday about a "frivolous" complaint filed against Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld by a leftist group that is using a new German law that claims the right to investigate war crimes anywhere in the world.
The reaction was in response to a Nov. 30 lawsuit filed in Berlin by the Center for Constitutional Rights, whose founders include liberal activist William Kunstler.
The New York-based center filed the German complaint against Mr. Rumsfeld and other U.S. officials on behalf of four Iraqis who, the complaint says, were abused by U.S. guards at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.[snip]
"State is engaged in this," he said. "Obviously, it's something that we're focused on and very concerned with and are going to pursue with purpose to make sure this does not become part of a pattern."
German-U.S. relations have been strained over the Iraq war, which the Berlin government adamantly opposed.
The Pentagon's concerns resemble a dispute last year between Mr. Rumsfeld and another NATO country, Belgium. Mr. Rumsfeld traveled to Brussels for a NATO meeting and used the visit to bluntly chastise Belgium for a law that has made the nation a favored venue for accusations of war crimes against American leaders.
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" War crimes carried out by the Germans."
Perhaps you are unaware that many Germans WERE tried for war crimes after WWII? Are you claiming that their children and grandchildren should be tried for war crimes as well?
Hey, Germany, we didn't have our nukes operational in May '45. We do now.
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