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.”
Yes they sure have. And had algore managed to steal election 2000 it would already be a done deal. If and when they sign onto this international court, I expect they will have to re-institute the draft.
count me in
Weasely Clark and those he promoted.
One of them logs will eventually pop.
If you say ACORN, they say what? If you say Anita Dunn, they say who? If you say Fort Hood, they say where?
If you bring up Unemployment, the Deficit, Afghanistan, they say it's all Bushs fault.
I'm not talking Leftist nutcases, I'm talking Joe Sixpack.
I'm not so sure about that, but anyway the generals won't have must to say about it if it does happen. Our military is well trained and subjects itself to civilian rule. The structure just isn't there for any other outcome. What we have is a real problem with our civilian rule. We as a nation have to change it and I hope we start soon, it this crap keeps up it may be before 2010.
Is there any such thing as a RECALL for POTUS?
Probably try to bring in UN Troops... that is if they care to try to protect his sorry Communist rear any longer.
Having a political conversation with friends let alone strangers is futile.. We really do have a society of hypnotized hedonists.. Thank God my family has a clue.
I’m sensing rebellion, just say’in
They sure are pushing the envelope.
Wrecking the United States with every move. So, what’s the news?
AMEN!
Every day brings a fresh outrage.
Could this be another way that this low life scum in the office of potus is trying to degrade the military? I personally believe that this imposter potus doesn’t give a damn about the military, or the lives being lost. This is not a Constitutional potus, & I believe he cares more about running the world, rather than the United States. I believe it is his intent to keep the military away for as long as possible.
I believe this potus acts as a traitor would...
We never get a break. A day never goes by that Obama doesn’t level another blow against America. He’s our number one enemy.
IMO he doesn’t have the cashews to do this.
People, this is just to taunt us and get us all pissed off.
I will believe it when I see it.
IF it ever did happen I agree that his ability to hold onto power would be unsustainable, Impeachment would be the least of his problems if that happened.
As if I’m not upset enough.. I’m listening to Art Bell on Coast to Coast am.. His show tonight is about EMP’s..
You make it sound as if he has a say in the matter.
Just the other day he admitted he never knows what he's allowed to do.
So it's a question of whether or not his handlers have the grapes, not Ubama.
Besides, we know he doesn't.
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