[lbo-talk] Gen Franks: War Criminal?

Kevin Robert Dean qualiall at union.org.za
Tue Apr 29 19:27:06 PDT 2003


US anger at war crimes threat By Justin Webb BBC Washington correspondent

The Bush administration has reacted angrily to suggestions that General Tommy Franks, the commander of the US-led war in Iraq, might be charged with war crimes. A Belgian lawyer says he is preparing a case that could see General Franks charged under a law which allows the prosecution of non-Belgian citizens for war crimes.

The most famous such case was brought against the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, and caused deep strains in the relationship between Belgium and Israel. Full: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2983911.stm --- Sent from UnionMail Service [http://mail.union.org.za]



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