Lawyers on deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's defense team distributed copies on Wednesday of a lawsuit they plan to file with the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands. In this suit, brought against President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair for "destroying Iraq," the lawyers allege that Bush and Blair committed "war crimes" by "using weapons of mass destruction and internationally-banned weapons...against unarmed Iraqi civilians."
The lawsuit also accuses President Bush and Prime Minister Blair of "torturing Iraqi prisoners, destroying Iraq's cultural heritage with the aim of eliminating an ancient civilization, and inciting internal strife," along with "polluting Iraq's air, waters and environment."
The lawsuit demanded that the two leaders appear before the ICC and face the harshest measures available under Dutch legislation and international law.
The acceptance of cases such as this is a major reason the US is not a signatory to the International Criminal Court, and it is unlikely that any decision they make on this case would be enforceable against President Bush or America.
http://washingtontimes.com/upi/20060125-111155-3468r.htm
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