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re: War crimes

I don't believe Bush or anyone in his administration is a war criminal and I think anyone that thinks that is a lunatic.

Yes, well , I love the Moon anyway, so perhaps....

What is a war crime?
At the heart of the concept of war crimes is the idea that an individual can be held responsible for the actions of a country or that nation's soldiers.

Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention defines war crimes as: "Wilful killing, torture or inhuman treatment, including... wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health, unlawful deportation or transfer or unlawful confinement of a protected person, compelling a protected person to serve in the forces of a hostile power, or wilfully depriving a protected person of the rights of fair and regular trial, ...taking of hostages and extensive destruction and appropriation of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly."

Bush legacy.

Sorry, but Bush and Cheney are war criminals who currently benefit from diplomatic immunity and who are one way or another, sooner or later, going to have to answer to what they did.

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