05-21-2024, 12:34 PM
(05-21-2024, 12:08 PM)Dill Wrote: There will be no "key difference" between the perps, should it be determined war crimes have occurred.
Well, we know Hamas did, they broadcast them live.
Quote:As for Bush and Cheney, there certainly are grounds for trying them for war crimes. And people attempted that within US and German courts.
But the ICC cannot initiate actions against war criminals resident in states which are not signatories to the Rome Statue, unless some
party from a signatory state elsewhere initiates proceedings, as SA did against Israel recently. As of 2014 that had not happened, and the
world's attention moved to other things.
Ahh, yes, those luminary bastions of freedom; South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti. Certainly nations with the moral high ground to call for proceedings.
Quote:A second option, referral from the UN Security Council, upon which the US sits, somehow just never happened.
(PS still working on a peace plan for the ME.)
The key take away from this is that Hamas' strategy to maximize civilian casualties worked beyond their wildest dreams. What a sad occurrence, as it gives a perfect blueprint for asymmetric warfare going forward. Further proof, if any was needed, that the trend towards globalization should be resisted at all costs.
