Comments on: Why do we in the western world fervently pursue war criminals of other countries, but not our own ? http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html Old Radio Episodes Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: kaps http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html#comment-181 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:00:22 +0000 http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html#comment-181 Because western soldiers are exempted from war crimes tribunal. US ans UK have not signed International war crimes tribunal. (They probably knew that if they accepted such a Tribunal then War Crimes Tribunal will be busy with US/UK etc Soldiers for hundreds of years).

In a jungle rule Lion is the King who lays down what laws others will follow. We may call ourselves educated and free but fact is we still live in a Jungle and follow the same Jungle laws.

]]> By: Will http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html#comment-180 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:40:23 +0000 http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html#comment-180 We prosecuted soldiers for humiliating prisoners in Iraq. Not killing, not maiming, not what most people would describe as “torturing.” Not sending thousands of civilians to the gas chamber because of their religion or ethnicity like the Nazis, or trying to exterminate them like in Kosovo, or brutally torturing them and having paid rapists to violate the daughters of those who might oppose us like Hussein, or killing thousands with shovels and bayonets like the Japanese in China?

Are there instances of US personnel not being punished? Yes. Is that wrong? Of course. Does that make it fair to say that we don’t punish US war criminals? I don’t think so.

]]> By: satcomgrunt http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html#comment-179 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:07:37 +0000 http://www.otr-site.com/old-time-radio-westerns/why-do-we-in-the-western-world-fervently-pursue-war-criminals-of-other-countries-but-not-our-own.html#comment-179 Please tell me what unit you with and where you first saw combat since based on your post you have a right to judge others

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