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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 10:26 AM
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Rumsfeld sued for war crimes over Abu Ghraib
The Independent
By Tony Paterson in Berlin
01 December 2004


American human rights lawyers began an attempt in Germany to prosecute Donald Rumsfeld for war crimes yesterday. A case against the US Defence Secretary could embarrass Gerhard Schröder's coalition government.

Peter Weiss and Michael Ratner of the Centre for Constitutional Rights said they had submitted evidence to Germany's federal state prosecutor in connection with torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.

He said: "Torture at Abu Ghraib has not been properly addressed by the US courts. The point is to make sure that people who torture have nowhere to hide." His action aims to use a 2002 law which lets prosecutors bring charges against those suspected of war crimes irrespective of nationality or where the crimes were committed.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=588467
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MsConduct Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 10:34 AM
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1. Hallelujah! n/t
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Rush1184 Donating Member (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 11:07 AM
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2. I love it!!!
About fucking time!!!
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zann725 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 11:19 AM
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3. Why ONLY Rumsfield?
n/t :think:
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byronm Donating Member (376 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 11:47 AM
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4. sweet
great news.. its time to build an impeachment case against Bush and all his coherts
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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-01-04 12:56 PM
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5. Duplicate
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1032537
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