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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 08:59 PM
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Can the prisoners in the photographs sue in a world court?
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CharlesGroce Donating Member (446 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:00 PM
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1. no
since the US government is saying it is penalizing these soldiers, the International Criminal Court loses jurisdiction...not that the US government would allow it to try soldiers anyway.
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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:06 PM
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3. not criminal - what about civil?
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:44 PM
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7. Welcome to DU, Charles!
:hi:
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:01 PM
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2. No Bush opted out of that agreement!
Edited on Tue May-04-04 09:02 PM by freetobegay
How convenient
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:11 PM
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4. I wondered about that - does his opt-out cover only his and his admin's
asses or the US military at large?
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freetobegay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:13 PM
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5. From my understanding
The U.S. Military ar large.
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jean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:45 PM
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8. Thanks
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pinkpops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-04-04 09:14 PM
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6. I am confused about this
My guess is that Saddam did not sign up for this deal either, but I believe he is in jail anyway, so there must be some exception for superpowers and superheros such as our great leader.

But what the US opted out of was criminal prosecution. I am not sure if you can sue another country, its leaders, etc, for a violation of human rights.
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