Posted on 05/04/2009 2:25:42 PM PDT by knighthawk
If Israel wasn’t otherwise occupied, it could take out the Spanish Army, Navy, and Air Force in an afternoon - with time left over for a siesta.
They ought to be more interested in going after the sheetheads who blew up their folks a few years ago..
They ought to be more interested in going after the sheetheads who blew up their folks a few years ago..
The same way the Brits do, they’ve had similar incidents with Israelis, and you probably remember Pinochet. In many European countries local magistrates can file charges for just about anything against anyone, without central government approval. Which is enough to effectively bar travel by those accused. As to treaties, any signatory to the Genocide Treaty can file charges against any violator. The US could charge a Sudanese in US Court. I don’t know it that extends to various treaties relating to war crimes and/or torture, but I wouldn’t be surprised. In theory a Spanish or Brit magistrate could limit VP Cheney’s travels.
Israel should launch an investigation of the crimes of the Spanish Iquisition, including the genocide and ethnic cleansing of over 1 Million Spanish Jews. Reparations should be made to all the descendents of the families who lost their lives, livlihoods and homes 500 years ago...
Next the Israeli courts could look into the utter butchery, genocide and subjugation Spanish conquistadors perpetrated on Central and South America....
Spain’s leading role in the slave trade (2/3 of African captives were taken to ports SOUTH of the USA after all).
Then they could also investigate the Franco regime’s cooperation with the Nazis.
Finally they can charge them with the the terrible cruelty continuing of bull fighting....
Excellent point!
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