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ICC claims US may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan
Deutsche Welle ^ | 11.15.2016 | jm/bw (Reuters, dpa)

Posted on 11/14/2016 7:32:26 PM PST by Olog-hai

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has suggested the US may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan. An investigation would expose US forces to ICC scrutiny for the first time.

Delivering her annual report to members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Monday, chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she would decide “imminently” whether to ask judges for permission to launch a full-blown investigation as to whether US military forces and CIA operatives may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan through the “cruel or violent” interrogation of detainees.

Bensouda said the Taliban, Afghan government forces and US troops as well as the CIA all appeared to have carried out war crimes. “At least 61 detainees” were subjected to “torture (and) cruel treatment” by US armed forces in Afghanistan between May 1, 2003 and December 31, 2014, according to ICC initial findings. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2003; 200305; 2014; 201412; afghanistan; bensouda; bleedingheartattack; cia; fatoubensouda; gambia; hague; icc; muslims; rop; taliban; thehague; torture; un
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Right; a Muslim prosecutor going after the USA has no ulterior motives.
1 posted on 11/14/2016 7:32:26 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Just in time for the Trump era..


2 posted on 11/14/2016 7:33:31 PM PST by cardinal4 ("Sat stonefaced while the building burned..")
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To: cardinal4

YUp. Trump will just laugh at this clowns. If Hitlery won, the hag would have given the ICC access to our bases.


3 posted on 11/14/2016 7:40:28 PM PST by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Olog-hai

Ve haf other veys to make them talk, no more water boarding, ISIS is showing us what methods should be used. It doesn’t matter, no matter how nice we are, it never will get reported correctly. In my book turn about is fair play. I want to set the example that we are better than them. Isn’t that what the Libs always tell us? So, lets show them how its done.


4 posted on 11/14/2016 7:44:43 PM PST by Bringbackthedraft (???? It dissappeared.)
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To: Olog-hai

The ICC is another globalist organization like the UN and the EU that should be totally ignored by the U.S. and all other sovereign countries that wish to remain sovereign.


5 posted on 11/14/2016 7:54:42 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (The UN is an anti-American cabal dominated by tin-pot dictators.)
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To: Olog-hai
Yah but this was done under the auspices of the Most Merciful Pharaoh Obama.

Nail *his* ass to the wall politically.

Has anyone seen Code Pink lately?

6 posted on 11/14/2016 7:58:29 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Olog-hai

The ICC does not go after muslim terrorists so they would seem to be on the same side. A laser guided bomb seems the proper response.


7 posted on 11/14/2016 7:59:02 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Olog-hai
Olog-hai :" Right; a Muslim prosecutor going after the USA has no ulterior motives."

Fatou Bensouda : a Gambian Islamic lawyer
" On whether her religion plays any role in helping her do the job that she has been elected to do, she said:
“Absolutely, definitely. Islam, as you know, is a religion of peace,
and it gives you this inner strength, this inner ability and a sense of justice.
Together with my experience, this will help a lot.”

8 posted on 11/14/2016 8:02:04 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt ("Everything HRC touches she kind of screws up with hubris.”- Colin Powell)
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The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has suggested the US may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan. An investigation would expose US forces to ICC scrutiny for the first time.

How many divisions does this chump command?

9 posted on 11/14/2016 8:02:25 PM PST by Mark17 (20 Years USAF ATCer, RET. 25 years CDCR CO, RET.)
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To: Olog-hai

The ICC supported and encouraged war crimes in Libya.


10 posted on 11/14/2016 8:02:34 PM PST by Psalm 144 (Deplorable and loving it.)
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To: Olog-hai

Perhaps they would accept Obama to do with whatever they want as payment.


11 posted on 11/14/2016 8:03:11 PM PST by Dogbert41 (All the days of my life were written in your book before there was one of them!)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

I hope you got my sarcasm that I didn’t tag. I presume so.

And thanks for the additional info. The ICC acting as an “international” Sharia court is an abomination.


12 posted on 11/14/2016 8:04:29 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: max americana

Didn’t Bill Clinton sign on to the ICC? But couldn’t get the Senate to go along?


13 posted on 11/14/2016 8:09:53 PM PST by cardinal4 ("Sat stonefaced while the building burned..")
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To: cardinal4

Oh no, I’m thinking of Kyoto..


14 posted on 11/14/2016 8:11:41 PM PST by cardinal4 ("Sat stonefaced while the building burned..")
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To: Olog-hai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_International_Criminal_Court

The United States is not a participant in the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Positions in the United States concerning the ICC vary widely. The Clinton Administration signed the Rome Statute in 2000, but did not submit it for Senate ratification. The Bush Administration, the US administration at the time of the ICC's founding, stated that it would not join the ICC. The Obama Administration has subsequently re-established a working relationship with the Court.[3]

15 posted on 11/14/2016 8:14:47 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: cardinal4

See #15


16 posted on 11/14/2016 8:15:28 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

How many divisions does the ICC have?


17 posted on 11/14/2016 8:17:33 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT, 2020!)
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To: cardinal4

BJ did sign it, the Senate did not ratify it.

Bush wouldn’t bring it up, to protect our troops.

Barry did something but, it is still not a ratified agreement so, they would have force under the law.


18 posted on 11/14/2016 8:27:39 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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To: cardinal4

Trump will tell this muzzie broad where she can stick her “investigation.”


19 posted on 11/14/2016 9:22:39 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (November 8, 2016..... Donald Trump schlongs Hillary Clinton. 306 Electoral Votes)
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To: Olog-hai

Hey ICC, PISS OFF!


20 posted on 11/14/2016 11:13:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The morning and the evening were the election day. People voted. The Lord saw, and it was good.)
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