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 | | From: | Hottie 4 Dik | | Subject: | Re: third time around....works rather well | | Date: | Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:09:27 GMT |
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therefore a Crime against Peace. Furthermore, in addition to being a war
of aggression, the Bush Jr./Blair war against Iraq also violated
"international treaties, agreements or assurances," such as and most
importantly the United Nations Charter and the Kellogg-Briand Peace
Pact, both of which Iraq is contracting party to along with the United
States and the United Kingdom. In other words, the Bush Jr./Blair war
against Iraq constituted a Nuremberg Crime against Peace on both counts.
Finally, U.S. Department of the Army Field Manual FM 27-10, The Law of
Land Warfare (1956) expressly incorporates this Nuremberg Doctrine of
Crimes under International Law as follows: Section II. CRIMES UNDER
INTERNATIONAL LAW
498. Crimes Under International Law
Any person, whether a member of the armed forces or a civilian, who
commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is
responsible therefor and liable to punishment. Such offenses in
connection with war comprise:
1. Crimes against peace.
2. Crimes against humanity.
3. War crimes.
Although this manual recognizes the criminal responsibility of
individuals for those offenses which may comprise any of the foregoing
types of crimes, members of the armed forces will normally be concerned
only with those offenses constituting "war crimes."
499. War Crimes
The term "war crime" is the technical expression for a v
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