November 14th In Germany There Will Be An Attempt To Prosecute Rumsfeld

[Jcrowley]

War Criminals, Beware

By Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

11/05/06 "The Nation" -- -- On November 14 a group of lawyers and other experts will come before the German federal prosecutor and ask him to open a criminal investigation targeting Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales and other key Bush Administration figures for war crimes. The recent passage of the Military Commissions Act provides a central argument for the legal action, under the doctrine of universal jurisdiction: It demonstrates the intent of the Bush Administration to immunize itself legally from prosecution in the United States, even for the most serious crimes.

The Rumsfeld action was announced at a conference in New York City in late October titled "Is Universal Jurisdiction an Effective Tool?" The doctrine allows domestic courts to prosecute international crimes regardless of where the crime was committed, the nationality of the perpetrator or the nationality of the victim. It is reserved for only the most heinous offenses: genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, including torture. A number of countries around the world have enacted universal jurisdiction statutes; even the United States allows it for certain terrorist offenses and torture.

Many of the participants in the New York conference were human rights lawyers who have been expanding the use of universal jurisdiction since it was employed against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. In a recent case brought in Spain, for example, Argentine Adolfo Scilingo was tried and found guilty of crimes against humanity he committed in Argentina and sentenced to serve a 640-year prison term . The decision was made to try to prosecute Rumsfeld in Germany because its laws facilitate the use of universal jurisdiction.

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[whistle]

1. I think BushCo will be heading to Paraguay on November 9th....

...and if it gets really bad they will move into the hollow labyrinth of endless caves beneath Antarctica.

[Raster]

6. I would like to see impeachment for the main reason that if impeached,

bush* would lose his lifetime *FREE* Secret Service detail. The most hated man--or second hated, take your pick--on the planet would have to pay out of his own pocket to protect his sorry ass after his Residency is over. Without impeachment, you and I will pick up the tab.

[ChiciB1]

2. A First Step... Too Bad It Will Take Place After he Dies!!

If given a wish, I WISH they would haul him away IMMEDIATELY and The Idiot he supposedly serves!!

[davidwparker]

3. Good luck to them.

[WestHoustonDem]

4. Best Birthday Present for Me EVER!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Hissyspit]

5. You mean this guy?...

[provis99]

7. remember when Rumsfeld went to Germany to look up relatives?

and when he found some German Rumsfelds, they gave him pure shit? I guess if he's indicted, he won't be heading back to the ole ancestral homeland anytime soon!