Lest you think such thinking is an outdated relic of the past, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, retroactively redefined war crimes within the meaning of fe

Lest you think such thinking is an outdated relic of the past, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, retroactively redefined war crimes within the meaning of federal criminal law so that only "grave breaches" of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions would qualify. Later on in the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005, Congress as a practical matter provided even more extensive retroactive immunity for war criminals via the expedient of a reliance on counsel defense. (Counsel in this case being John Yoo et. al.)