by John Pilger
. . . Millions now know too much; the crime is all too evident. Tam
Dalyell, Father of the House of Commons, a Labour MP for 41 years,
says the Prime Minister is a war criminal and should be sent to The
Hague. He is serious, because the prima facie case against Blair and
Bush is beyond doubt.
In 1946, the Nuremberg Tribunal rejected German arguments of the
"necessity" for pre-emptive attacks against its neighbours. "To
initiate a war of aggression," said the tribunal's judgment, "is
not only an international crime; it is the supreme international
crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains
within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." . . .
Just as the American invasion of Vietnam was fuelled by racism, in
which "gooks" could be murdered with impunity, so the current
atrocity in Iraq is from the same mould. . . .
FULL TEXT
Richard Overy, "Coalition in the dock: There is a strong war crimes case against US
and British leaders, but big powers have immunity," Guardian,
April 15, 2003
Andrew Gumbel, "Growing Evidence of
Deception by Washington," Independent, April 20, 2003
Jonathon Fowler, "U.S. bridles as Annan calls it
'occupying power'," Toronto Star, April 24, 2003
