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  • (Presbyterian USA)Assembly declares Iraq war illegal, branding U.S. soldiers as 'war criminals'

    07/02/2004 5:41:15 PM PDT · by PAR35 · 272 replies · 3,036+ views
    Layman Online ^ | 7/2/04 | Paula R. Kincaid
    RICHMOND, Va. – The 216th General Assembly has declared the "military action against Iraq" as "unwise, immoral and illegal," which, according to a commissioner, essentially brands U.S. soldiers as war criminals. "If we declare this war illegal, that means we declare our soldiers engaged in an illegal war, which essentially makes them war criminals. It makes them open to persecution as war criminals," he said. "It says something harmful to our soldiers in Iraq." The comments came after commissioners had approved the resolution from the assembly's Peacemaking Committee. A motion to reconsider the resolution was made in light of that...