Nuremberg prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz as quoted by Glenn Greenwald.
This point was similarly brought up by Telford Taylor, another Nuremberg prosecutor (in fact, one of the chief prosecutors for the United States), in regards to the Vietnam War. Taylor more so pointed out how the bombings of villages suspected of harboring enemies in North Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were “flagrant violations of the Geneva Convention on Civilian Protection”. I suspect he would find President Obama in similar contempt (to say nothing of the disgusting practices of the Israeli armed forces).
And again, what makes the “War on Terror” particularly disgusting and unjust (and, if we are to learn anything from Nuremberg, prosecutable) is that it twists the head off of the idea that war (and especially war of aggression) is in itself one of the most heinous crimes as it inevitably causes a cavalcade of subsequent and related injustices.
(Source: cbc.ca)
Dennis Perrin (via azspot)
I may have said this before (I’ve been studying the Nuremberg Trials for over a year now for work), but at least one of the lawyers involved with trying Nazi war criminals felt that American actions in Vietnam were equally criminal. I’m sure he would have felt the same about the current disgusting war in Iraq.
Also, this quote highlights why Polanski’s new movie is an utter joke. I’m supposed to believe that an American or British politician (particularly one based off of Tony Blair, particularly when the CIA is involved) is concerned about being tried for war crimes? This is supposed to be suspense? I’m more likely to believe the events of Harry Potter as political/realistic suspense.
