Time: Sun Dec 14 20:30:20 1997 To: From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: United States War Crimes Against Iraq (fwd) Cc: Bcc: sls References: <snip> > >>Source: http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-crime.htm >> >>International War Crimes Tribunal >>United States War Crimes Against Iraq >> >>INDEX OF CRIMES >> >> 1.The United States engaged in a pattern of conduct >>beginning in or before 1989 intended to lead Iraq into >>provocations justifying U.S. military action against Iraq and >>permanent U.S. military domination of the Gulf. >> >> 2.President Bush from August 2, 1990, intended and acted >>to prevent any interference with his plan to destroy Iraq >>economically and militarily. >> >> 3.President Bush ordered the destruction of facilities >>essential to civilian life and economic productivity throughout >>Iraq. >> >> 4.The United States intentionally bombed and destroyed >>civilian life, commercial and business districts, schools, >>hospitals, mosques, churches, shelters, residential areas, >>historical sites, private vehicles and civilian government >>offices. >> >> 5.The United States intentionally bombed >>indiscriminately throughout Iraq. >> >> 6.The United States intentionally bombed and destroyed >>Iraqi military personnel, used excessive force, killed soldiers >>seeking to surrender and in disorganized individual flight, often >>unarmed and far from any combat zones and randomly and wantonly >>killed Iraqi soldiers and destroyed materiel after the cease >>fire. >> >> 7.The United States used prohibited weapons capable of >>mass destruction and inflicting indiscriminate death and >>unnecessary suffering against both military and civilian targets. >> >> 8.The United States intentionally attacked installations >>in Iraq containing dangerous substances and forces. >> >> 9.President Bush ordered U.S. forces to invade Panama, >>resulting in the deaths of 1,000 to 4,000 Panamanians and the >>destruction of thousands of private dwellings, public buildings, >>and commercial structures. >> >> 10.President Bush obstructed justice and corrupted United >>Nations functions as a means of securing power to commit crimes >>against peace and war crimes. >> >> 11.President Bush usurped the Constitutional power of >>Congress as a means of securing power to commit crimes against >>peace, war crimes, and other high crimes. >> >> 12.The United States waged war on the environment. >> >> 13.President Bush encouraged and aided Shiite Muslims and >>Kurds to rebel against the government of Iraq causing fratricidal >>violence, emigration, exposure, hunger and sickness and thousands >>of deaths. After the rebellion failed, the U.S. invaded and >>occupied parts of Iraq without authority in order to increase >>division and hostility within Iraq. >> >> 14.President Bush intentionally deprived the Iraqi people >>of essential medicines, potable water, food, and other >>necessities. >> >> 15.The United States continued its assault on Iraq after >>the cease fire, invading and occupying areas at will. >> >> 16.The United States has violated and condoned violations >>of human rights, civil liberties and the U.S. Bill of Rights in >>the United States, in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere to >>achieve its purpose of military domination. >> >> 17.The United States, having destroyed Iraq's economic >>base, demands reparations which will permanently impoverish Iraq >>and threaten its people with famine and epidemic. >> >> 18.President Bush systematically manipulated, controlled, >>directed, misinformed and restricted press and media coverage to >>obtain constant support in the media for his military and >>political goals. >> >> 19.The United States has by force secured a permanent >>military presence in the Gulf, the control of its oil resources >>and geopolitical domination of the Arabian Peninsula and Gulf >>region. >> >>Index >> >>WWW URL: http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-crime.htm >>Copyright © 1992 by The Commission of Inquiry for >>the International War Crimes Tribunal >> >>--- end --- > <snip>
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