Comments on: War Crimes http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/10/39/war-crimes-6/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Zachary Drake http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/10/39/war-crimes-6/#comment-147408 Zachary Drake Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:18:27 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25928#comment-147408 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/vietnam/vietnam_1-21-77.html Carter issued a group pardon to those who evaded the Vietnam draft. So it is possible to issue a pardon without naming individuals. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/vietnam/vietnam_1-21-77.html

Carter issued a group pardon to those who evaded the Vietnam draft. So it is possible to issue a pardon without naming individuals.

]]> By: jerri http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/10/39/war-crimes-6/#comment-147370 jerri Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:27:25 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25928#comment-147370 I don't understand how that will work. Currently the folks involved in doing the torture are unnamed. In order to pardon them, bush must name them. By naming them, does that now make them targets for procersecution??? I don’t understand how that will work. Currently the folks involved in doing the torture are unnamed. In order to pardon them, bush must name them. By naming them, does that now make them targets for procersecution???

]]> By: snuzy mandrake http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/10/39/war-crimes-6/#comment-147359 snuzy mandrake Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:41:57 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25928#comment-147359 presidential pardons don't prevent prosecution in an international tribunal. in fact, they actually make that more possible. the international war crimes tribunal only has jurisdiction if the home country is unwilling to prosecute. presidential pardons don’t prevent prosecution in an international tribunal. in fact, they actually make that more possible. the international war crimes tribunal only has jurisdiction if the home country is unwilling to prosecute.

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