Pentagon lists 24 crimes eligible for tribunals

Washington Times ^ | 3/01/03 | Rowan Scarborough

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The Pentagon yesterday released a list of 24 crimes for which detainees in the war on terrorism may be tried by military tribunals.

The list includes offenses that could be lodged against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his commanders should they order the use of weapons of mass destruction or position civilians in or near military targets in the event of a U.S.-led invasion.

[Norman Arbuthnot]

The Pentagon listed other potential crimes as: "attacking civilians," "attacking civilian objects," "pillaging," "taking hostages," "mutilation or maiming," "use of treachery or perfidy," "rape," "degrading treatment of a dead body" and "hijacking or hazarding a vessel or aircraft."

This sounds like life in Arkansas under Clinton.

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