"Alan Minyard" wrote in message
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:52:19 +0100, "Emmanuel Gustin"
wrote:

"BUFDRVR" wrote in message
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The current US government has been forced to take international
matters into their own hands (with the help of dozens of supporting
nations) because nations like France, Germany, Begium and Russia
are determined to "ham string" the US in the UN so bad that the next
terrorist attack kills 30,000 Americans. We are not going to let that
happen.

Get real. After 9/11 most Europeans nations were quite ready
to give support to concerted effort to combat terrorism. They
jumped off the ship when George W. Bush selected full steam
ahead in the nearest line of cliffs. Why blame us? Elect someone
to the presidency who thinks that having a thought-out policy
actually matters, and we'll talk again. The current lot seems to
think that pure military power will help them to overcome their
lack of understanding and competence.

Right now I only hear a self-hypnotising chant of "we will not
leave" from Washington. It would help more if they could actually
formulate a policy to deal with the problem, instead of killing
even their friends in Iraq.

agreement, its hopeless to argue. Belgium indicted Gen. Tommy
Franks shortly after Operation Iraqi Freedom kicked off, this
would be a daily occurance should the US sign the accord.

Try to understand the basics of our legal system. Belgium did NOT
"indict Tommy Franks". A complaint against Tommy Franks was
filed by a lawyer acting on behalf of a number of Iraqis, nothing
more. Everybody has the right to file a complaint. Most complaints
do not result in an indictment.

An indictment would only have been possible after a criminal
investigation, in a case like this handled by a judge of the
investigation (something like a US special prosecutor, but with
an obligation to impartiality), and if the chamber of council
(a kind of court dealing with procedural matters) would have
judged the evidence gathered by this investigation sufficiently
incriminating to justify a trial.

What made the Bush administration incandescent was the law
which granted courts jurisdiction in all crimes against humanity,
regardless of location or the nationality of victim or perpetrator.
I think that was an excellent principle; crimes against humanity
should be universally prosecutable. Unfortunately, the Bush
government seems to feel that Americans should enjoy universal
immunity from prosecution.

Utter, complete idiot.

Yes, you do seem to be

PLONK

Good idea. I'm fed up reading your rabid neocon OT trash. Good bye.

John