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Is there any way all those involved in the killings can be prosecuted for murder?
by JohnCClarke 1y ago
Is there any way all those involved in the killings can be prosecuted for murder?
- closewith 1y agoUS soldiers have murdered literally tens of thousand of innocent, unarmed civilians in the recent wars. Include the postwar period and it's hundreds of thousands to millions. The US has threatened the ICC with violence to prevent criminal charges against US military members. So in short, no.
- Ekaros 1y agoWill they and their chain of command face the justice? And be trialled in way which the peers of victims get to decide if they are guilty or not? Will also all accomplishes say those who funded politician who decided on this also face potential death penalty?
- hypeatei 1y agoNot a chance in this administration. Trump pardoned a Navy SEAL war criminal in 2019[0]. > Gallagher was convicted in July of posing with the dead body of a teenage Islamic State captive he had just killed with a hunting knife. He was granted clemency by the president in November in a decision that angered military chiefs. > fellow platoon members told of a ruthless leader who stabbed the captive to death for no reason then forced his troops to pose for a photograph with the corpse. 0: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/eddie-gallagher-trump-navy-seal-iraq https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/27/eddie-gallag...