That seems to be what the The Center for Constitutional Rights are doing to try and get Donald Rumsfled tried on ‘War Crimes’ charges by going to Germany and demanding that the Office of the German Federal Prosecutor file charges.
German law allows German courts to prosecute for killing, torture, cruel and inhumane treatment, forcible transfers and sexual coercion such as occurred at Abu Ghraib. The world has seen the photographs and read the leaked �torture memos�. We are doing what is necessary when other systems of justice have failed and seeking to hold officials up the chain of command responsible for the shameful abuses that occurred.
Make sure you read that last sentence again.
Lee at Right Thinking thinks that the intent contained in that line is exactly what the US did when the UN voted to keep the status quo on Iraq and I agree with him.
Two more points,
First, since when are armed combatants, caught on a field of battle in another country on another continent entitled to US Constitutional Rights?
I am taking it that, due to the name of this particular organization, that they believe they are entitled.
Second, why is it that they are going after Donald Rumsfeld for something he had no hand in and leaving Castro, Kim Jong Il, the Iranian Mullahs and the Chinese government alone.
Oh wait, I forgot they’re just socialists with a stick in their ass and a hard-on of hatred for the Bush administration.
Well, as I recall, we beat Germany decisively on the field of battle once….I’m sure we could do it again.