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Has a Nobel Peace laureate ever been accused of war crimes?
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Nobel Prizes aren't without controversy, and I was wondering if a Nobel Peace laureate has ever been accused of war crimes.
For the purpose of this question, I will accept accusations of war crimes by countries or other international bodies including accusations dating before the peace prize was awarded.
When writing an answer, please mention at least the following points:
Who made the accusation? Note that the question is limited to countries or other international bodies.
What is the accusation, which war crimes are alleged?
Who is being accused? Note that the question is limited to Nobel Peace laureates. Should the accusation be against an organisation that won a Nobel Peace price, that will also be in scope, even though the term laureate is normally meant to refer to people only.
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Nobel Prizes aren't without controversy, and I was wondering if a Nobel Peace laureate has ever been accused of war crimes.
For the purpose of this question, I will accept accusations of war crimes by countries or other international bodies including accusations dating before the peace prize was awarded.
When writing an answer, please mention at least the following points:
Who made the accusation? Note that the question is limited to countries or other international bodies.
What is the accusation, which war crimes are alleged?
Who is being accused? Note that the question is limited to Nobel Peace laureates. Should the accusation be against an organisation that won a Nobel Peace price, that will also be in scope, even though the term laureate is normally meant to refer to people only.
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What about asymmetrical conflicts, do you count them among wars? If so, Yassir Arafat (terrorism) and Barack Obama (drone strikes) come to mind.
– chirlu
8 hours ago
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@chirlu has Obama ever been accused by a country or other international body? As for Arafat, a quick scroll to his Wikipedia page shows it might be an answer, provided you can back up the claim that he has been accused of war crimes. I see some (not sure if formally by a government) have accused him of terrorism, if you use that as an answer please elaborate why that that also amounts to a war crime.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
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Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got the 1973 Nobel Prize; I do not have data about accusations against them but given their respective positions I would be surprised if there weren't claims against them.
– SJuan76
8 hours ago
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Nobel Prizes aren't without controversy, and I was wondering if a Nobel Peace laureate has ever been accused of war crimes.
For the purpose of this question, I will accept accusations of war crimes by countries or other international bodies including accusations dating before the peace prize was awarded.
When writing an answer, please mention at least the following points:
Who made the accusation? Note that the question is limited to countries or other international bodies.
What is the accusation, which war crimes are alleged?
Who is being accused? Note that the question is limited to Nobel Peace laureates. Should the accusation be against an organisation that won a Nobel Peace price, that will also be in scope, even though the term laureate is normally meant to refer to people only.
history war-crime nobel-peace-prize
Nobel Prizes aren't without controversy, and I was wondering if a Nobel Peace laureate has ever been accused of war crimes.
For the purpose of this question, I will accept accusations of war crimes by countries or other international bodies including accusations dating before the peace prize was awarded.
When writing an answer, please mention at least the following points:
Who made the accusation? Note that the question is limited to countries or other international bodies.
What is the accusation, which war crimes are alleged?
Who is being accused? Note that the question is limited to Nobel Peace laureates. Should the accusation be against an organisation that won a Nobel Peace price, that will also be in scope, even though the term laureate is normally meant to refer to people only.
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What about asymmetrical conflicts, do you count them among wars? If so, Yassir Arafat (terrorism) and Barack Obama (drone strikes) come to mind.
– chirlu
8 hours ago
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@chirlu has Obama ever been accused by a country or other international body? As for Arafat, a quick scroll to his Wikipedia page shows it might be an answer, provided you can back up the claim that he has been accused of war crimes. I see some (not sure if formally by a government) have accused him of terrorism, if you use that as an answer please elaborate why that that also amounts to a war crime.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
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Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got the 1973 Nobel Prize; I do not have data about accusations against them but given their respective positions I would be surprised if there weren't claims against them.
– SJuan76
8 hours ago
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What about asymmetrical conflicts, do you count them among wars? If so, Yassir Arafat (terrorism) and Barack Obama (drone strikes) come to mind.
– chirlu
8 hours ago
1
@chirlu has Obama ever been accused by a country or other international body? As for Arafat, a quick scroll to his Wikipedia page shows it might be an answer, provided you can back up the claim that he has been accused of war crimes. I see some (not sure if formally by a government) have accused him of terrorism, if you use that as an answer please elaborate why that that also amounts to a war crime.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
2
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got the 1973 Nobel Prize; I do not have data about accusations against them but given their respective positions I would be surprised if there weren't claims against them.
– SJuan76
8 hours ago
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What about asymmetrical conflicts, do you count them among wars? If so, Yassir Arafat (terrorism) and Barack Obama (drone strikes) come to mind.
– chirlu
8 hours ago
What about asymmetrical conflicts, do you count them among wars? If so, Yassir Arafat (terrorism) and Barack Obama (drone strikes) come to mind.
– chirlu
8 hours ago
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@chirlu has Obama ever been accused by a country or other international body? As for Arafat, a quick scroll to his Wikipedia page shows it might be an answer, provided you can back up the claim that he has been accused of war crimes. I see some (not sure if formally by a government) have accused him of terrorism, if you use that as an answer please elaborate why that that also amounts to a war crime.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@chirlu has Obama ever been accused by a country or other international body? As for Arafat, a quick scroll to his Wikipedia page shows it might be an answer, provided you can back up the claim that he has been accused of war crimes. I see some (not sure if formally by a government) have accused him of terrorism, if you use that as an answer please elaborate why that that also amounts to a war crime.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
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Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got the 1973 Nobel Prize; I do not have data about accusations against them but given their respective positions I would be surprised if there weren't claims against them.
– SJuan76
8 hours ago
Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got the 1973 Nobel Prize; I do not have data about accusations against them but given their respective positions I would be surprised if there weren't claims against them.
– SJuan76
8 hours ago
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The sitting president of Myanmar has a Nobel peace prize and there are calls for some of her military leaders, including herself (the commander in chief), to be prosecuted for war crimes.
Also: Henry Kissinger isn't an angel as already pointed out in a separate answer.
(Aside: Nobel himself was considered a merchant of death, according to his pre-released obituary, when journalists mistook his brother's death for his own. This incidentally led him to create the Nobel Prize.)
Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
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The closest I can think of is Henry Kissinger. He has accused by many of war crimes, with a judge in Argentina considering him a 'defendant or suspect'.
"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
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I'm sure there's more, but here are the ones that I can remember:
Henry Kissinger
He was the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. He served as the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and was accused of war crimes for his role in the secret American bombings in Cambodia. He is accused of committing the following war crime: Source
- Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited")
In fact, Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States.
Barack Obama
He was the 44th President of the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize just 12 days after taking office. He is accused of committing the following war crimes: Source
- Violating Art. 23 of Hague IV ("it is especially forbidden... To
declare abolished, suspended, or inadmissible in a court of law the
rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party") by killing
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi without providing evidence of either militancy or criminality and without any form of due process
whatsoever. - Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited") by bombing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Giovanni Lo Porto, and Warren Weinstein, all of whom were in undefended buildings.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(b) ("Cruel or Inhuman Treatment - The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act intended to inflict severe or serious... mental pain or suffering... upon another within his custody or control") by keeping people, especially people in northern Pakistan, in perpetual fear of death leading to severe mental suffering through the constant presence of drones and the threat of drone strikes.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(d) ("Murder - The act of a person who intentionally kills... or kills whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by intentionally killing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi, by inadvertently killing Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein during an attack on an undefended building, and by inadvertently killing eight bystanders during the murder of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(e) ("Mutilation or Maiming - The act of a person who... injures whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by inadvertently injuring the grandchildren of Mamana Bibi during her murder.
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Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
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The sitting president of Myanmar has a Nobel peace prize and there are calls for some of her military leaders, including herself (the commander in chief), to be prosecuted for war crimes.
Also: Henry Kissinger isn't an angel as already pointed out in a separate answer.
(Aside: Nobel himself was considered a merchant of death, according to his pre-released obituary, when journalists mistook his brother's death for his own. This incidentally led him to create the Nobel Prize.)
Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
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The sitting president of Myanmar has a Nobel peace prize and there are calls for some of her military leaders, including herself (the commander in chief), to be prosecuted for war crimes.
Also: Henry Kissinger isn't an angel as already pointed out in a separate answer.
(Aside: Nobel himself was considered a merchant of death, according to his pre-released obituary, when journalists mistook his brother's death for his own. This incidentally led him to create the Nobel Prize.)
Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
The sitting president of Myanmar has a Nobel peace prize and there are calls for some of her military leaders, including herself (the commander in chief), to be prosecuted for war crimes.
Also: Henry Kissinger isn't an angel as already pointed out in a separate answer.
(Aside: Nobel himself was considered a merchant of death, according to his pre-released obituary, when journalists mistook his brother's death for his own. This incidentally led him to create the Nobel Prize.)
The sitting president of Myanmar has a Nobel peace prize and there are calls for some of her military leaders, including herself (the commander in chief), to be prosecuted for war crimes.
Also: Henry Kissinger isn't an angel as already pointed out in a separate answer.
(Aside: Nobel himself was considered a merchant of death, according to his pre-released obituary, when journalists mistook his brother's death for his own. This incidentally led him to create the Nobel Prize.)
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Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
Thanks, are you aware of any accusations of war crimes against the president herself too? You link does say about the she "has overseen the destruction of evidence in Rakhine state and has blocked independent investigations", but I'm wondering if that was enough for any state or international body to accuse her of war crimes as well. Indeed, Kissinger too was accused as a politician, not as a member of the military, so such an accusation could be possible.
– JJJ
8 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
@JJJ: Insofar as I'm aware investigations are still ongoing. I'll be happy to update the answer in a few years if you ping me when they're done. But she strikes me as the most likely candidate.
– Denis de Bernardy
7 hours ago
add a comment |
The closest I can think of is Henry Kissinger. He has accused by many of war crimes, with a judge in Argentina considering him a 'defendant or suspect'.
"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
The closest I can think of is Henry Kissinger. He has accused by many of war crimes, with a judge in Argentina considering him a 'defendant or suspect'.
"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
add a comment |
The closest I can think of is Henry Kissinger. He has accused by many of war crimes, with a judge in Argentina considering him a 'defendant or suspect'.
The closest I can think of is Henry Kissinger. He has accused by many of war crimes, with a judge in Argentina considering him a 'defendant or suspect'.
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"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
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"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
"Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel peace prize." -- Tom Lehrer
– Gareth McCaughan
3 hours ago
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I'm sure there's more, but here are the ones that I can remember:
Henry Kissinger
He was the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. He served as the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and was accused of war crimes for his role in the secret American bombings in Cambodia. He is accused of committing the following war crime: Source
- Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited")
In fact, Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States.
Barack Obama
He was the 44th President of the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize just 12 days after taking office. He is accused of committing the following war crimes: Source
- Violating Art. 23 of Hague IV ("it is especially forbidden... To
declare abolished, suspended, or inadmissible in a court of law the
rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party") by killing
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi without providing evidence of either militancy or criminality and without any form of due process
whatsoever. - Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited") by bombing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Giovanni Lo Porto, and Warren Weinstein, all of whom were in undefended buildings.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(b) ("Cruel or Inhuman Treatment - The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act intended to inflict severe or serious... mental pain or suffering... upon another within his custody or control") by keeping people, especially people in northern Pakistan, in perpetual fear of death leading to severe mental suffering through the constant presence of drones and the threat of drone strikes.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(d) ("Murder - The act of a person who intentionally kills... or kills whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by intentionally killing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi, by inadvertently killing Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein during an attack on an undefended building, and by inadvertently killing eight bystanders during the murder of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(e) ("Mutilation or Maiming - The act of a person who... injures whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by inadvertently injuring the grandchildren of Mamana Bibi during her murder.
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Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
add a comment |
I'm sure there's more, but here are the ones that I can remember:
Henry Kissinger
He was the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. He served as the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and was accused of war crimes for his role in the secret American bombings in Cambodia. He is accused of committing the following war crime: Source
- Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited")
In fact, Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States.
Barack Obama
He was the 44th President of the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize just 12 days after taking office. He is accused of committing the following war crimes: Source
- Violating Art. 23 of Hague IV ("it is especially forbidden... To
declare abolished, suspended, or inadmissible in a court of law the
rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party") by killing
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi without providing evidence of either militancy or criminality and without any form of due process
whatsoever. - Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited") by bombing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Giovanni Lo Porto, and Warren Weinstein, all of whom were in undefended buildings.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(b) ("Cruel or Inhuman Treatment - The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act intended to inflict severe or serious... mental pain or suffering... upon another within his custody or control") by keeping people, especially people in northern Pakistan, in perpetual fear of death leading to severe mental suffering through the constant presence of drones and the threat of drone strikes.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(d) ("Murder - The act of a person who intentionally kills... or kills whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by intentionally killing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi, by inadvertently killing Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein during an attack on an undefended building, and by inadvertently killing eight bystanders during the murder of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(e) ("Mutilation or Maiming - The act of a person who... injures whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by inadvertently injuring the grandchildren of Mamana Bibi during her murder.
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Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
add a comment |
I'm sure there's more, but here are the ones that I can remember:
Henry Kissinger
He was the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. He served as the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and was accused of war crimes for his role in the secret American bombings in Cambodia. He is accused of committing the following war crime: Source
- Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited")
In fact, Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States.
Barack Obama
He was the 44th President of the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize just 12 days after taking office. He is accused of committing the following war crimes: Source
- Violating Art. 23 of Hague IV ("it is especially forbidden... To
declare abolished, suspended, or inadmissible in a court of law the
rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party") by killing
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi without providing evidence of either militancy or criminality and without any form of due process
whatsoever. - Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited") by bombing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Giovanni Lo Porto, and Warren Weinstein, all of whom were in undefended buildings.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(b) ("Cruel or Inhuman Treatment - The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act intended to inflict severe or serious... mental pain or suffering... upon another within his custody or control") by keeping people, especially people in northern Pakistan, in perpetual fear of death leading to severe mental suffering through the constant presence of drones and the threat of drone strikes.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(d) ("Murder - The act of a person who intentionally kills... or kills whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by intentionally killing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi, by inadvertently killing Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein during an attack on an undefended building, and by inadvertently killing eight bystanders during the murder of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(e) ("Mutilation or Maiming - The act of a person who... injures whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by inadvertently injuring the grandchildren of Mamana Bibi during her murder.
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I'm sure there's more, but here are the ones that I can remember:
Henry Kissinger
He was the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973. He served as the U.S. Secretary of State during both the Nixon and Ford administrations and was accused of war crimes for his role in the secret American bombings in Cambodia. He is accused of committing the following war crime: Source
- Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited")
In fact, Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States.
Barack Obama
He was the 44th President of the United States and received the Nobel Peace Prize just 12 days after taking office. He is accused of committing the following war crimes: Source
- Violating Art. 23 of Hague IV ("it is especially forbidden... To
declare abolished, suspended, or inadmissible in a court of law the
rights and actions of the nationals of the hostile party") by killing
Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi without providing evidence of either militancy or criminality and without any form of due process
whatsoever. - Violating Art. 25 of Hague IV ("The attack or bombardment, by whatever means, of towns, villages, dwellings, or buildings which are undefended is prohibited") by bombing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, Giovanni Lo Porto, and Warren Weinstein, all of whom were in undefended buildings.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(b) ("Cruel or Inhuman Treatment - The act of a person who commits, or conspires or attempts to commit, an act intended to inflict severe or serious... mental pain or suffering... upon another within his custody or control") by keeping people, especially people in northern Pakistan, in perpetual fear of death leading to severe mental suffering through the constant presence of drones and the threat of drone strikes.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(d) ("Murder - The act of a person who intentionally kills... or kills whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by intentionally killing Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Mamana Bibi, by inadvertently killing Giovanni Lo Porto and Warren Weinstein during an attack on an undefended building, and by inadvertently killing eight bystanders during the murder of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki.
- Violating common Art. 3 of the Geneva Conventions as defined by 18 U.S. Code § 2441 (d)(1)(e) ("Mutilation or Maiming - The act of a person who... injures whether intentionally or unintentionally in the course of committing any other offense under this subsection, one or more persons taking no active part in the hostilities") by inadvertently injuring the grandchildren of Mamana Bibi during her murder.
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Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
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Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
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Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
Can you elaborate on who made the accusations? I also found that source on Obama but I'm not sure to what extent the accusation is made by a country or international body / organisation. Please try to expand on that.
– JJJ
34 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
"Kissinger is so afraid of being arrested for war crimes that he does not travel outside of the United States." Any sources to back up this claim? He attended a football game of his old hometown Fürth in June 2012, and gave a speech at Helmut Schmidt's funeral in Hamburg on November 23, 2015. (In one of the first sentences of which he mentions that even in their later years, Schmidt and he often met "all around the world").
– Torsten Schoeneberg
5 mins ago
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What about asymmetrical conflicts, do you count them among wars? If so, Yassir Arafat (terrorism) and Barack Obama (drone strikes) come to mind.
– chirlu
8 hours ago
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@chirlu has Obama ever been accused by a country or other international body? As for Arafat, a quick scroll to his Wikipedia page shows it might be an answer, provided you can back up the claim that he has been accused of war crimes. I see some (not sure if formally by a government) have accused him of terrorism, if you use that as an answer please elaborate why that that also amounts to a war crime.
– JJJ
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Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho got the 1973 Nobel Prize; I do not have data about accusations against them but given their respective positions I would be surprised if there weren't claims against them.
– SJuan76
8 hours ago