Spanish Judge Issues Warrants for Three U.S. Soldiers

Fox News/AP ^ | October 19, 2005

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

MADRID, Spain — A judge has issued an international arrest warrant for three U.S. soldiers whose tank fired on a Baghdad hotel during the Iraq war, killing a Spanish journalist and one other, a court official said Wednesday.

Judge Santiago Pedraz (search) issued the warrant for Sgt. Shawn Gibson, Capt. Philip Wolford and Lt. Col. Philip de Camp, all from the U.S. 3rd Infantry (search).

Jose Couso, who worked for the Spanish television network Telecinco (search), died April 8, 2003, after a U.S. army tank crew fired a shell on Hotel Palestine (search) in Baghdad where several journalists were staying to cover the war.

Reuters cameraman Taras Portsyuk, a Ukrainian, also was killed.

[Semper Paratus]

Spanish law assumes a very broad range of jurisdiction.

[Unam Sanctam]

It's a war zone, and journalists enter at their own risk. And this politically-motivated indictment only serves as evidence that the Bush administration was correct in not signing up to the International Criminal Court treaty.

[GarySpFc]

Somebody in the American government needs to tell this judge to go take a flying leap.

[mikeus_maximus]

Tell you what, Chico: Come get them.

[Piquaboy]

Take your warrant and shove it!

[PzLdr]

Somebody ought to tell "Little Shoes", " Habla Englese? Because if you don't sh*tcan that warrant, you will!"

[x1stcav]

The Spaniards are becoming a pain.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Oh goody... Lets nominate ths one for our Supreme Court. < /sarcasm>

[gridlock]

Come and get them...

[Youngman442002]

They should have takin out the whole hotel.....it would have been an upgrade

[Always Right]

It's a war zone, and journalists enter at their own risk. And this politically-motivated indictment only serves as evidence that the Bush administration was correct in not signing up to the International Criminal Court treaty.

In the leftist world where up is down. Terrorist thugs who chop off innocent people's heads are 'freedom fighters' and people who are legitimately trying to liberate a country are terrorists.

[claudiustg]

For their own safety all Spaniards should be kept out of the Iraq war zone or any potential zone of US military activity. In addition we should cut off their US visas until they stop the nonsense.

[vrwc0915]

They had better consider this a high risk warrant, when they show up at Ft. Carson to serve it. Laughable it is

[Eagles Talon IV]

These are then same people who dropped to their knees in quaking fear after the ragheads blew up one of their trains. These people should all be walking around wearing signs that say "I am a Spaniard and I am yellow to the core"

These people need to be scorned and ridiculed.

[Mr. Jazzy]

Tell El Judge-o that the troopers will me him outside the Hinesville Walmart.


Fromer Ft. Stewart ping!

[Mr. Jazzy]

Tell El Judge-o that the troopers will me him outside the Hinesville Walmart.


Former Ft. Stewart resident ping!

[Savage Beast]

And this from the people who have invited the Islamic Reconquest of Spain.

[Leo Carpathian]

They should sue bullet manufacturers, tank manufacturers, Amerika, UN, Iraq, all gringos, hotel builder, cigarette manufacturers, and .... go all the way compadre!

[cyclotic]

Yup, great idea, International Law. Uh Huh, wonderful plan.

Stupidity like this is exactly why the United States should have noting to do with any international tribunal.