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From Iraq a tragic reminder to prosecute the war criminals : Comments

By John Pilger, published 28/5/2013

The 'mess' left by George Bush and Tony Blair is a crime of epic proportions.

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US INVADES EUROPE 6th June, 1944.

Seven Hundred French civilians were killed today when US Forces invaded Europe. Opposition to the invasion was running high. “We are dying for no reason” said a French citizen who spoke to reporters only on the condition of anonymity. “ I hate to say this, but life was better under Hitler.”

The invasion has caused severe environmental damage. American troops, trucks, tanks and machinery have destroyed miles of pristine French shoreline and thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands. It is believed that the home of a unique species, the Spineless French Frog, was destroyed in the process, threatening the species with extinction.

A representative of Greenpeace, said that his organization, which tried to prevent the invasion, was appalled at the destruction, but not surprised. “This is an example of how the US military destroys the environment without a second thought”, said Christine Moanmore, “and it is all about corporate greed.”

Contacted in his Manhattan condo, a member of the French Government-in-exile who fled France when disciplined soldiers of the German government occupied it, said the US invasion was all about protecting US financial interests. “Everyone knows that President Roosevelt has ties to Big Beer”, said Pierre LeWimp. “Once the German beer industry has been conquered, Roosevelt and his beer cronies will control the world market and make a fortune.”

Administration supporters claimed that the aggressive US actions were based in part upon the assertions of controversial Jewish scientist Albert Einstein who has speculated that the German Government was secretly developing a so called “atomic bomb.”

Such a weapon could produce casualties on a scale never seen before and cause environmental damage which could last for thousands of years. But the German leader, Adolf Hitler, has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate this weapon, even after spending two long weekends in a German beergarten looking for them
Posted by LEGO, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 8:15:20 AM
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Mistreatment of Jews at so called “concentration camps” has been rumoured but remains unproven. But many reports by "independent investigators" have surfaced that captured German soldiers "rendered" by the Americans to allied countries for incarceration without trial. Amnesty International has denounced the US for not providing lawyers for hundreds of thousands of German soldiers and for not specifying what crimes they committed to warrant incarceration.

Several thousand US soldiers died in the first few days of the invasion and French officials are concerned that the thousands of rotting corpses pose a serious public health risk. “The Americans should have planned for this in advance”, they said. “ It is their mess and we don’t propose to clean it up.”

It is believed that the USA also intends to invade Germany and topple the legitimate and elected government of that country, headed by the very popular Adolph Hitler. New York Times reporter Brian Ross has demanded to know "by what right does the US think they have to invade Germany?"
Posted by LEGO, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 8:15:44 AM
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The problem is that abuses aren't recognised when they're committed by states, owing to the dominant belief system being that rights are whatever the state says they are. John Pilger himself shares this belief system. He only recognises the criminality of the state's interventions in international affairs - in domestic affairs he's all for it.

The war criminals aren't just Bush and Blair - they're all the heads of government of all the states who have participated, including Howard, Rudd and Gillard, and Obama.

But again, why stop there? What of all the troops on the ground who were volunteers? Didn't they have their own financial considerations in doing it: the pay and special conditions on their return, and so on? Why are they excused by the common idea that they are "only doing their job" or, even worse, that they are "serving their country".

Lego's point about the illegitimacy of the Iraqi regime are good, but they don't justify an illegitimate response. They justify Lego, and everyone who agrees with him, going into Iraq themselves, or paying people to do it, to topple the illegitimate regime at their own expense
Posted by Jardine K. Jardine, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 9:16:47 AM
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And lets not forget that John Howard was right there
alongside Bush and Blair
Posted by asho, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 9:36:25 AM
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Aggression is a war crime for which German and Jap ringleaders rightly got rope, with the regrettable exception of Hirohito because despite pressure from the Australian government for justice he was rescued by US politicians.

Lying Australia into aggressive war is another crime, punishable right here: Treason. That is the Howard legacy.
Posted by EmperorJulian, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 6:19:37 PM
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As noted by Pres Dwight Eisenhower, the real perpetrators of war are the Military Industrial Complex financed by international bankers. In both world wars Western bankers financed Hitler, Starlin and our own war mongerers.

When our finance system creates from nothing the money to equal our productivity,they own both our Govts and us.

Debt free money was once our servant,now we are the slaves to the medium of exchange created with the click of a computer mouse.
Posted by Arjay, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 8:17:21 PM
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