September 30, 2002
MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS::
In Nod to Bush Administration, EU Agrees to Keep Americans Out of War Crimes Court (Robert Wielaard, Sep 30, 2002, Associated Press)Defusing a trans-Atlantic spat, the European Union agreed Monday to spare American citizens the fate of standing trial on war crimes charges in the newly created International Criminal Court. The EU foreign ministers reached a deal among themselves effectively preventing them from extraditing U.S. soldiers or government officials to the ICC as long as Washington guarantees any Americans suspected of war crimes will be tried in the United States.
You ever notice how despite all the dire predictions from the striped-pants, cookie-pusher, Foggy Bottom crowd, so long as we keep moving forward the allies tend to fall in line? Posted by Orrin Judd at September 30, 2002 7:48 PM
Comments
"as long as Washington guarantees any Americans suspected of war crimes will be tried in the United States. "
How kind of them. They'll refrain from charging Americans as long as we put them on trial at their command
.
Their ignorance of our Bill of Rights and contempt for our Constitution continues unabated. No American may be placed at trial except for a charge of violation of our Laws. This is exactly why the Senate voted not to ratify this treaty.
Posted by: edwardVT at October 1, 2002 7:14 PM