Afghanistan Crimes: Absolving Higher-Ups

By Stephen Lendman


Convicted Nazi war criminals were hanged. American ones keep killing with impunity.

He alone was charged for what up to 19 others committed.

Occasionally charging low-level soldiers with murder or other crimes suppresses their regularity, and absolves responsible higher-ups.

Four low-ranking soldiers faced serious charges to absolve superiors. It was no ordinary case. It involved conspiracy, cover-up and intrigue. Pentagon commanders and top administration figures bore main responsibility. Ordinary soldiers were blamed instead.

In his opening Nuremberg address, Justice Robert Jackson said:

A Final Comment

Military disciple is strict, especially in war theaters. Disobey and pay dearly even if follow US Army Field Manual (FM) 27-10 provisions. They incorporate Nuremberg Principles, Judgment and the Charter and The Law of Land Warfare (1956).

It states that military or civilian personnel who commit crimes under international law bear responsibility and may be punished. It denies the defense of superior orders in committing them. It mandates disobeying lawless orders.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.

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