Should Canada Indict Bush?
I posted this back in the "Saddam Captured" thread on December 15th 2003... Not much is really different from it except for the Abu Gharab incident, and a few other things which I'm sure you guys know about anyways.
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I'm done exams so I decided to read the Geneva Convention in whole.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm
So far I've found 7 clear cut crimes, which have defied the Geneva Convention, which have been committed by the USA (recently against Saddam, and at Guantanamo Bay).
3.1.c) The following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever... Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment
13. Prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated. Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity.
17. No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever.
21. The Detaining Power may subject prisoners of war to internment. Subject to the provisions of the present Convention relative to penal and disciplinary sanctions, prisoners of war may not be held in close confinement except where necessary to safeguard their health and then only during the continuation of the circumstances which make such confinement necessary.
22. Prisoners of war may be interned only in premises...affording every guarantee of hygiene and healthfulness. Except in particular cases which are justified by the interest of the prisoners themselves, they shall not be interned in penitentiaries.
25. Prisoners of war shall be quartered under conditions as favourable as those for the forces of the Detaining Power who are billeted in the same area. The said conditions shall make allowance for the habits and customs of the prisoners and shall in no case be prejudicial to their health.
38. While respecting the individual preferences of every prisoner, the Detaining Power shall encourage the practice of intellectual, educational, and recreational pursuits, sports and games amongst prisoners, and shall take the measures necessary to ensure the exercise thereof by providing them with adequate premises and necessary equipment. Prisoners shall have opportunities for taking physical exercise, including sports and games, and for being out of doors. Sufficient open spaces shall be provided for this purpose in all camps.
Not only this but by invading Iraq, the USA commited the "Supreme International Crime" as defined by the Nuremburg Trials, which was what the Nazis were tried for.
Sickening isn't it?
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I'm done exams so I decided to read the Geneva Convention in whole.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm
So far I've found 7 clear cut crimes, which have defied the Geneva Convention, which have been committed by the USA (recently against Saddam, and at Guantanamo Bay).
3.1.c) The following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever... Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment
13. Prisoners of war must at all times be humanely treated. Prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity.
17. No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever.
21. The Detaining Power may subject prisoners of war to internment. Subject to the provisions of the present Convention relative to penal and disciplinary sanctions, prisoners of war may not be held in close confinement except where necessary to safeguard their health and then only during the continuation of the circumstances which make such confinement necessary.
22. Prisoners of war may be interned only in premises...affording every guarantee of hygiene and healthfulness. Except in particular cases which are justified by the interest of the prisoners themselves, they shall not be interned in penitentiaries.
25. Prisoners of war shall be quartered under conditions as favourable as those for the forces of the Detaining Power who are billeted in the same area. The said conditions shall make allowance for the habits and customs of the prisoners and shall in no case be prejudicial to their health.
38. While respecting the individual preferences of every prisoner, the Detaining Power shall encourage the practice of intellectual, educational, and recreational pursuits, sports and games amongst prisoners, and shall take the measures necessary to ensure the exercise thereof by providing them with adequate premises and necessary equipment. Prisoners shall have opportunities for taking physical exercise, including sports and games, and for being out of doors. Sufficient open spaces shall be provided for this purpose in all camps.
Not only this but by invading Iraq, the USA commited the "Supreme International Crime" as defined by the Nuremburg Trials, which was what the Nazis were tried for.
Sickening isn't it?
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
uh jim
im fairly sure rusty means the internatioal criminal court that US did NOT ratify (they felt the powers the court had were too unilateral and would be used to just and that is the basis of this thread or atleast the article that was referred to in the thread
although the article does mention the geneva convention and that should be basis for charges in itself but yeah its not gonna happen unfortunately
im fairly sure rusty means the internatioal criminal court that US did NOT ratify (they felt the powers the court had were too unilateral and would be used to just and that is the basis of this thread or atleast the article that was referred to in the thread
although the article does mention the geneva convention and that should be basis for charges in itself but yeah its not gonna happen unfortunately
go fuck yourself.
I actually forgot about the original article of the thread. My bad.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"