But the Bush administration opposes on principle an international court having jurisdiction over American soldiers abroad. It argues the court would hinder global peacekeeping obligations, although the tribunal can only hear complaints against a person from a nation that was unable or unwilling to press charges.
How exactly will a world court hinder peacekeeping?...Oh they mean peacekeeping that requires torture...
I figure Rummesfeld is aware that he might be charged...
Yeah that is older than Bush/Rumsfeld I believe.. and the whole irony of it is that they want non-Americans to be put infront of the war criminal court all the time but scream bloody murder if somebody tries to suggest an American be tried internationally.
This is one thing that has annoyed me for a long time and imho shows double standards.
No administration has ever supported opening US citizens to answering to an international court, the rare times such has even happened in history required a country losing a war first.
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US citizens answer to any jurisdiction they commit crimes in (ie if you steal something in germany you are tried in german courts)...members of the military being responsible to a higher authority than courts martial is probably the issue...which would make it not a con law issue but a military law issue which is weird stuff entirely...
