German court will not hear war crimes case against Rumsfeld, others

[theresistance]

See report: http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=1465

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German court will not hear war crimes case against Rumsfeld, others

German prosecutor today refused to investigate and try for war crimes several top American officials, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, for their alleged roles in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.

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[Pachamama]

1. They must have gotten the memo....

Sad news...I had hoped that justice existed in Germany...guess not...

[Wabbajack]

2. I'm not familiar with jurisdiction issues

can he be tried for war crimes anywhere?

[Dookus]

4. No

he can't. It's silly for people to ever get their hopes up that he could.

[gandalf]

5. Perhaps not everywhere, but in Germany: Yes.

Theoretically he could be indicted in Germany. But not necessarily.

The prosecutors decided that it is primarily the task of the US to prosecute these war crimes, and as the US are prosecuting some war criminals, there is no need for Germany to interfere.

That cannot be a surprise.

[theresistance]

3. This is the third European country in which

war crimes investigations of US actions in Iraq have been halted. Spain, Belgium, now Germany. America can get away with anything...