malletgirl02
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Fri Apr-29-05 12:36 AM
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Henry Kissinger and war crimes |
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I have a question for you all. I was doing some reading for my international relation class and one of the articles I have to read is by Henry Kissinger on why the international court and other organizations is a bad idea, entitled, "The pitfalls of Universal jurisdiction". For some reason he doesn't seem reliable, due to the fact I vaguely remember him having to do with some time of war crimes himself. that is way he seems unreliable it seems self serving for him. I did a goggle search on him and war crimes and they do seem to be connected Am I right about this? Thank you for reading this.
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MisterP
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Fri Apr-29-05 12:43 AM
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1. he hasn't served time, but his fingers were in the pies of |
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Suharto's Indonesia, the invasion of East Timor, the coup against Allende in Chile, support for other pro-Nazi South American dictatorships, definite support and okaying the Dirty War in Argentina, the bombing of Cambodia, and the Greek junta's attempted seizure of Cyprus.
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JimmyJazz
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Fri Apr-29-05 08:23 AM
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4. You left off the Paris Peace Accord which he and Nixon |
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violated which led to POWs being stranded in Viet Nam.
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Fri Apr-29-05 08:12 AM
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Solly Mack
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Fri Apr-29-05 08:14 AM
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3. Exactly. Kissinger, like Bush, wouldn't support things like world courts |
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because they know they would be subject to them for their own war crimes.
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Cessna Invesco Palin
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Fri Apr-29-05 09:11 AM
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5. Henry Kissinger on the ICC. |
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Listening to Kissinger on the ICC would be like listening to Tommy Chong on the subject of drug laws - only not funny.
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Frederik
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Fri Apr-29-05 09:17 AM
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scared shitless of "universal jurisdiction" - hence the "pitfalls".
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