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In reply to the discussion: Iran has a 'shockingly strong' war-crimes case against Trump over Soleimani's killing -- and it could [View all]oldsoftie
(13,538 posts)21. An Ambassador is an Ambassador. Similar to why the UN in NYC has reps from bad countries.
I'm no fan of S.A. either, but that was only one card out of a deck of 52 reasons to knock off Solieman. He wasnt an elected leader of Iran or politician.
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Iran has a 'shockingly strong' war-crimes case against Trump over Soleimani's killing -- and it could [View all]
left-of-center2012
Jan 2020
OP
Since the U.S. is not a signatory to the I.C.C., I wonder how it will handle this.
ancianita
Jan 2020
#7
KualaLumpurWarCrimesCommission not recognised by the UN and its verdicts are only symbolic.
EX500rider
Jan 2020
#33
Right enough. Yet Bush and Cheney's never having officially losing a war doesn't preclude the
ancianita
Jan 2020
#29
Sorry, the fucker was a terrorist. he was the head of a listed terrorist organization.
oldsoftie
Jan 2020
#15
An Ambassador is an Ambassador. Similar to why the UN in NYC has reps from bad countries.
oldsoftie
Jan 2020
#21
Wow, he'd kill to get a Nobel Peace Prize. So he did but looks like he'll get indicted at the Hague
usaf-vet
Jan 2020
#19
Yeah, that's fine, but it isn't governments that are affected by war crimes,
PatrickforO
Jan 2020
#37
He had caused the death of enough Americans in the past to warrant a drone strike imo.
EX500rider
Jan 2020
#38
Also responsible for 1,000's and 1,000's of Arab dead via his proxies with..
EX500rider
Jan 2020
#41