Liberty Beat by Nat Hentoff
We are not talking about the fact that the Geneva Convention does not apply to the "insurgents" fighting the illegal occupation in Iraq. Let us be reminded:
"[Bypassing the Geneva Conventions will] undermine the protections of the law of war for our [own] troops, both in this specific conflict and in general . . . [and] may provoke individual foreign prosecutors to investigate and prosecute our officials and troops. . . . It will make us more vulnerable to domestic and international legal challenge." Not surprisingly, Powell is no longer in the Bush cabinet.
War crimes charges against Donald Rumsfeld, former CIA director George Tenet, and other U.S. officials have been filed in the Karlsruhe court in Germany. But if we are to have credibility in the world—and at home—as a nation of law, the evidence of our crimes must be presented and tested in this country through a wholly independent commission authorized by Congress. Call or e-mail or write your "alleged" representatives in Washington!
Read the Complete Article
"[Bypassing the Geneva Conventions will] undermine the protections of the law of war for our [own] troops, both in this specific conflict and in general . . . [and] may provoke individual foreign prosecutors to investigate and prosecute our officials and troops. . . . It will make us more vulnerable to domestic and international legal challenge." Not surprisingly, Powell is no longer in the Bush cabinet.
War crimes charges against Donald Rumsfeld, former CIA director George Tenet, and other U.S. officials have been filed in the Karlsruhe court in Germany. But if we are to have credibility in the world—and at home—as a nation of law, the evidence of our crimes must be presented and tested in this country through a wholly independent commission authorized by Congress. Call or e-mail or write your "alleged" representatives in Washington!
Read the Complete Article
posted by NBT at 15:53
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