American soldiers returning from Iraq face dangers even greater than they did in combat. Every last one of them is an international war criminal, guilty of a capital (death penalty) crime, namely aiding and abetting an aggressive (first strike) war. They are technically guilty even if they just peeled potatoes in Iraq. Many of them violated the Geneva Conventions. Some of these Geneva violations are also capital crimes. Others used illegal banned weapons such as DU (Depleted Uranium), cluster bombs, napalm, white phosphorus and land mines. The USA uses its financial and military power to scoff at the World Court. However, the USA won’t won’t get away with this arrogance much longer. The USA won’t be the only superpower much longer. China has already eclipsed the USA is energy production. Russia has cornered the market on natural gas. The European Union is already more powerful than the USA by a number of measures. The USA is gripped by a severe recession that is shaking it to the core. Countries that respect the world court are treaty bound to arrest war criminals if they come onto their territory. American veterans might be wise to restrict foreign travel for the rest of their lives. Recall that some Nazis were not brought to justice for their aggressive war crimes until they were in their nineties. All the Nazis hanged were charged with the same crime, aiding and abetting an aggressive war.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)