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2005-07-20 Britain

Three British soldiers to face 'war crimes' trial

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Posted by phil_b 2005-07-20 10:03|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Beeb are wanking themselves into a frenzy over this. Hold all other news i.e. arrests in Pakistan.

Posted by Howard UK 2005-07-20 10:23|| 2005-07-20 10:23|| Front Page Top

#2 We should offer them political asylum and US citizenship pronto. If ever there were an excuse for such a thing as a grant of political asylum, this is it.

Posted by AzCat 2005-07-20 10:25|| 2005-07-20 10:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Just another good reason for the U.S. not to join the World Court. Can you imagine how many "trials" there would have been against Americans? I really feel for those soldiers, maybe we should offer them asylum?

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-07-20 10:28|| 2005-07-20 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 I am disappointed, but not surprised, that the British government is going along with this. PM Blair has been a good ally in the conventional wars, but he's still Labour.

Though I have to disagree with:
They were particularly concerned about Col Mendonca, who was 13 miles from the incident.

I don't know anything other than what's in this article, but if the Colonel is in the direct chain of command, and if this is a result of orders he gave, and a bunch of other ifs (like if the whole thing is not a crock), then it would make sense to go after him, too.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-07-20 10:50|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-07-20 10:50|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm all for offering asylum. One question. The article states they were civilians, but were they really? If they were firing upon the Brits, and/or held info on the "insurgents", they could be unlawful enemy combatants. Of course, I'm using U.S. definitions for this, but it begs the question...Were these "civilians" truly civilians or just more jihadis dressed up to blend in?

And, oh yeah, I expect that Zarq and his boyz will be brought up on charges too? Including beheading real civilians?

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-20 11:01|| 2005-07-20 11:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Does the ICC have some kind of warrant out for Zarq and Co for their evil deeds? I mean, equal time and all that...... We must be fair and balanced. Zarq's activities are just a criminal matter, right?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-07-20 11:17|| 2005-07-20 11:17|| Front Page Top

#7 AP, but the ACLU lawyer will point out that the Z-man is not covered by the Geneva or Hague Conventions and therefore not subject to the ICC, as he is not a legitimate representative or agent of a recongized government. That's just before the ACLU files papers demanding Gitmo detainees be treated in accordence with the Conventions. Heh.

Posted by Glinemble Ulaviger5996 2005-07-20 12:46|| 2005-07-20 12:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Guilty or no, I regret any such submission to a third-party internationalist judical system.

Posted by Captain America 2005-07-20 13:17|| 2005-07-20 13:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Why does it take years for Saddam and his henchman to be brought up on trial, but we can get our guys in the docket in a matter of months?

Posted by WhiteCollarRedneck 2005-07-20 15:42|| 2005-07-20 15:42|| Front Page Top

#10 The Allies would have lost World War II if our attitudes were the same then as they are now.

Posted by Educated 2005-07-20 15:47|| 2005-07-20 15:47|| Front Page Top

#11 The attitudes in Allied countries were largely the same before WWII as they are now. Last time our collective foolishness cost the world sixty million lives, left half of Europe under the iron boot of the communists for half a century, and ushered in the first use of nuclear weapons in war. Before the present conflict ends I fully expect our current collective foolishness to earn us even more serious consequences.

Posted by AzCat 2005-07-20 20:57|| 2005-07-20 20:57|| Front Page Top

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