[plschwartz]

The Nuremberg Principles were a set of guidelines for determining what constitues a war crime. The document was created by necessity during the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi party members following World War II.

The guidelines are as follows:

Principle I. Any person who commits an act which constitutes a crime under international law is responsible therefore and liable to punishment.

Principle II. The fact that internal law does not impose a penalty for an act which constitutes a crime under international law does not relieve the person who committed the act from responsibility under international law.

Principle III. The fact that a person who committed an act which constitutes a crime under international law acted as Head of State or responsible government official does not relieve him from responsibility under international law.

Principle IV. The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.

Principle V. Any person charged with a crime under international law has the right to a fair trial on the facts and law.

Principle VI. The crimes hereinafter set out are punishable as crimes under international law:

(a) Crimes against peace:

(i) Planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances;

(ii) Participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the acts mentioned under (i).

(b) War Crimes:

Violations of the laws or customs of war which include, but are not limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation of slave labor or for any other purpose of the civilian population of or in occupied territory; murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the Seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity.

(c) Crimes against humanity:

Murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation and other inhumane acts done against any civilian population, or persecutions on political, racial, or religious grounds, when such acts are done or such persecutions are carried on in execution of or in connection with any crime against peace or any war crime.

Principle VII. Complicity in the commission of a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity as set forth in Principle VI is a crime under international law.

[Gibble]

And you're point?

[plschwartz]

Originally Posted by Gibble

And you're point?

When sweet Jesus opens your eyes he shuts your mouth

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by Gibble

And you're point?

I think he was drunk when he posted!

[Gibble]

Originally Posted by Mulder

I think he was drunk when he posted!

And I think he was still drunk when he replied...how he mixed religion into it is beyond me!

[Alan18]

I'll have to agree there.

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by Gibble

And I think he was still drunk when he replied...

A distinct possiblity!

I think I can actually see where he's going. Thing is its like the way vampire hunters know everything about vampires so they can battle them better, I know everything about liberals. He's going to say that Bush should be prosecuted for war crimes under the Nuremburg Principles.

[WarC]

Anything to draw parallels between our President and the Nazi's.

Today Al Zawahiri released a statement saying "there is no reform except Jihad".

We fought and defeated two criminal regimes, including arguably one of the worst dictators in world history, and are still engaged with twisted, patently evil individuals and groups. People who routinely - on a day to day basis - actively target innocents. The sort of people who necessitated the creation of the Nuremberg Principles in the first place.

But half of us are still searching for that big conspiracy. Still convinced the evildoers are wielding American flags.

It'd be the height of comic irony, but the fact it's so prevalent just makes it dissapointing and sad.

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Remember guys, war is never the answer! (unless you're a socialist guerilla or Iraqi insurgent. Then its okay because your fighting Big Brother!)

Iraqi children - they're not worth our tax dollars!! After all, Saddam only murdered millions of his own people! We should have been moral and humane, and respected their sovereignty! As decent and respectable western citizens of the 21st century, we should always turn our backs to people suffering under dictatorial regimes.

It's not like the most militaristic, leading anti-American regime in the Middle East was going to play a negative role in the post-9/11 world or anything...No, no, no. Peaceful and sweet as could be, those Baathists. Why look at Ahmed's wrist stubs! Those sweethearts cleaned the wound after chopping off his hands for stealing at the market!

A yankee infidel swine made a captured insurgent wear a hood while naked?! Down with the inhumane, despicable imperial presence! If not for Bush there would be peace throughout the land!!

Am I in the ball park yet Plschwartz? If I added a few more derogatory comments about Bush, I think I could host a show on Air America radio!

[Mulderator]

Originally Posted by WarC

We fought and defeated two criminal regimes, including arguably one of the worst dictators in world history, and are still engaged with twisted, patently evil individuals and groups. People who routinely - on a day to day basis - actively target innocents. The sort of people who necessitated the creation of the Nuremberg Principles in the first place.

The Carter and Clinton Administrations?

[WarC]

Originally Posted by Mulder

The Carter and Clinton Administrations?

He did. Not. Have. Sexual relations with that woman.