Ed Krayewski on DOJ Immunity Request For Bush & Co. on Russia Today's CrossTalk

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On today's episode of CrossTalk on Russia Today, I joined Inder Comar, an attorney representing a an Iraqi refugee suing over the Iraq War as a "war of aggression." The Department of Justice requested procedural immunity for former President George Bush and several senior officials in his administration, standard practice in issues like this. The Nuremberg Trials are mentioned in the segment, and I point out the "crime of aggression" was the hardest one for prosecutors in Nuremberg to pursue. In fact, 12 out of 19 Nazis were convicted on initiating a war of aggression, and 8 out of 23 were convicted of "crimes against peace. By comparison, 16 out of 20 Nazis were convicted of war crimes, and 16 out of 19 of crimes against humanity.

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[Cytotoxic]

an Iraqi refugee suing over the Iraq War as a "war of aggression."

Ingrate cunt.

[The Rt. Hon. Serious Man, Visc]

He could have been a part of Saddam's government.

[anon]

If Obama were a part of Saddam's government, he'd have looked just like an Iraqi refugee.

[The Last American Hero]

I'm no fan of the Iraq War, and never was - but didn't military action become internationally legal about 3 seconds after Saddam fired on planes patrolling the no-fly zone that he agreed to in the aftermath of Gulf War I?

[Rrabbit]

I don't think that argument flies:
o Iraq never formally agreed to those no-fly zones
o US planes in the no-fly zones can be seen as a violation of Iraq's air space
o Iraq never shot down a single plane.