UK Iraq veterans 'may face prosecution'

[alp227]

Source: BBC

UK soldiers who fought in the Iraq War may face prosecution for war crimes, according to the head of a unit investigating alleged abuses.

Mark Warwick said there were "lots of significant cases" and that discussions would be held over whether they met a war crimes threshold.

Lawyers are continuing to refer alleged abuse by soldiers to the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT).

The Ministry of Defence said it took such allegations "extremely seriously".

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35211336

[w0nderer]

1. comment to keep eye on thread n/t

[totodeinhere]

2. So go after rank and file soldiers and let Tony Blair walk free?

Blair should be the first priority. Get him first then we can talk about other prosecutions.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Objection

Prosecute the Poodle first. And his mast, the Frat Boy.

[mwrguy]

4. Good.

Just get the ringleaders as well.

[onwardsand upwards]

5. It's a good thing that they may prosecution ...

... but a bad thing that the process is moving at a "snail's pace", as the article says.

It sounds as though the snail's pace is due to underfunding from the UK govt. This is a time-honoured way of giving the appearance of doing something while effectively doing nothing.

Hopefully, though, it may make people realize that "following orders" is no defense against war crimes.

Soldiers are not robots (at least, not yet).

[reddread]

6. whistling past the graveyard

luckily, none of this is an issue here.
especially among certain voters.