News that a US group is seeking to have German Prosecutors charge
Rumsfeld with War Crimes is,,,,.well interesting. And it could be a
sign of things to come if the situation in Iraq deteriorates further.
At some point, the US is going to have to fish or cut bait in Iraq.
Just killing ever more Iraqis will eventually cause revulsion in the
international community.
And, I might note that Dubya isn't everyone's cup of tea, outside of
the "Walmart States" in the American born again Bible Belt:
Here's a bit of that wire story below:
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BERLIN (Reuters) - A U.S. human rights group has urged German
prosecutors to investigate accusations that U.S.
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and senior U.S. officers are guilty
of war crimes over the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.
In an unusual legal move on Tuesday, the U.S. Centre for
Constitutional Rights (CCR) has filed a criminal complaint with
Germany's Federal Prosecutors along with four Iraqis who say they were
tortured and humiliated alongside other prisoners by
U.S. soldiers at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad.
CCR is taking advantage of a 2002 German law allowing prosecutions for
human rights and war crimes regardless of
where the acts took place or the nationalities of the perpetrators.
The group says Rumsfeld, former CIA Director George Tenet, a senior
Defence official and seven U.S. military officers,
including the former top U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo
Sanchez, were ultimately responsible for the torture and
humiliation of the Iraqis by U.S. soldiers at Abu Ghraib.
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ANYWAY, sooner or later the world will demand an accounting from the
US for the grievous breach of the peace in Iraq.
But, Rummy isn't the only one on the outs.! Ridge is gone too.
Hmmmmm.......a replacement for Ridge?
HOW ABOUT THE INSPIRING KEYNOTER, ZELL MILLER!!
I MEAN, DUBYA OWES ZELL BIG TIME FOR THAT WONDERFUL
KEYNOTE ADDRESS.....SOMETHING AT LEAST OF CABINET RANK!
AND, IF ZELL WON'T TAKE HOMELAND SECURITY?
WELL,.....IF RUMMY LEAVES?
ZELL FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENCE!
AT'LL KEEP THE "BAD GUYS" OUT OF THE US!!
AND, PROBABLY MAKE A FEW SERIOUS DEMOCRATS LEAVE TOO!
COM'ON DUBYA GIVE GOOD OLE ZELL A HIGH PROFILE POSITION!
DANG, TOO BAD SECRETARY OF STATE ISN'T AVAILABLE........!
Oh, and that big jobs number for later this week?
It'll be beween 68,000 and 86,000. That's my best guess.
But, shhh....it's supposed to be a secret.
