In the Shadow of Nuremberg
Bush and Saddam Should Both Stand Trial, Says Nuremberg Prosecutor
A chief prosecutor of Nazi war crimes at Nuremberg has said George W. Bush should be tried for war crimes along with Saddam Hussein. Benjamin Ferencz, who secured convictions for 22 Nazi officers for their work in orchestrating the death squads that killed more than 1 million people, told OneWorld both Bush and Saddam should be tried for starting 'aggressive' wars--Saddam for his 1990 attack on Kuwait and Bush for his 2003 invasion of Iraq.
'Nuremberg declared that aggressive war is the supreme international crime,' the 87-year-old Ferencz told OneWorld from his home in New York. He said the United Nations charter, which was written after the carnage of World War II, contains a provision that no nation can use armed force without the permission of the UN Security Council.
Wonder if the "swift-boaters" will give Ferencz a buy because of his age? The issue seems pretty clear, doesn't it, but just as clear is the fact that Bu$hCo will continue to ignore UN provisions as "antiquated".
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