Resist U.S. War Crimes

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Published on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
Resist U.S. War Crimes
by Jeremy Brecher

Most Americans hold these truths to be self-evident: Torture is wrong; attacking another country that hasn't attacked you is wrong; occupying another country with your army and imposing your will on its people is wrong. These policies are not only immoral. They are illegal.

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Aggression, military occupation, and torture were the war crimes, crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity for which the Axis leaders were prosecuted at the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials after World War II. The U.S. has supported similar charges against Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.

But what about the U.S. attack on Iraq, which Kofi Annan has bluntly called "illegal"? What about the leveling of Fallujah and the targeting of hospitals and urban neighborhoods? What about torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo? If a single standard is applied, these too are crimes of war. And as the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal stated, "Anyone with knowledge of illegal activity and an opportunity to do something is a potential criminal under international law unless the person takes affirmative measures to prevent the commission of the crimes." How many Americans can honestly claim to know nothing about this "illegal activity"? It's reported in detail in the daily newspapers and shown in full color on the nightly news, from the phony reports of Iraq's "yellowcake" uranium to the shooting of ambulances to the horrors of Abu Ghraib.

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There's no draft yet, but there's plenty of resistance. The Pentagon acknowledges 5,500 desertions since the Iraq war began. Army Reserve and National Guard recruitment is plummeting. Many in the military are deciding not to reenlist.

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0125-31.htm



Thank you, Mr. Brecher, for stating what so desperately needs to be said.

Gee, it's funny how you never hear that desertion number reported in the MSM. :eyes:

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1. WOW, 5,500 desertions!

I thought it was maybe a few dozen.

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2. The American people, in numbers to large to ignore, have sanctioned all

this and all else: they apparently just don't give a diddly-f**k and surely don't want to be bothered with gruesome details.

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3. kick

:kick: this maladmin all the way to the ICC.

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4. Gee, I can not think why they would feel that way, no way would I join

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