it occurs to me

that the Abu Ghraib mistreatment of prisoners by US MPs and MI staff (as well as others) are just the sort of case that the U S, through several administrations of both stripes, has worked ot prevent the International Criminal Court from ever being empaneled to hear. Imagine, US servicemen and women being prosecuted by an international body for their actions in Abu Ghraib.

Isn't this just the sort of case a court like that *should* be established to try?

(no subject)

From the MSNBC article on White House attempts to avoid war crimes guilt

The memo, by Justice lawyers John Yoo and Robert Delahunty, also concludes—in response to a question by the Pentagon—that U.S. soldiers could not be tried for violations of the laws of war in Afghanistan because such international laws have "no binding legal effect on either the President or the military.")

What were the Nuremberg trials about?

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