
This story, Rumsfeld cancels trip after accusations, appeared on Friday 21 January 2005 on Aljazeera.net. From the story:
"US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cancelled a planned visit to Germany after a US human rights organisation asked German authorities to prosecute him for war crimes, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) has learned."
That's great, a story almost 2 years old. Wonderful.
But wait...
"13/11/2006: Human Rights groups seek criminal investigation in Germany of Rumsfeld and other high-ranking U.S. officials for authorizing torture in the “war on terror”"
This from FIDH.org, today.
"War Crimes Complaint Filed on Behalf of 11 Iraqi Victims and a Guantánamo detainee under Doctrine of Universal Jurisdiction
Rumsfeld Resignation Means He Can No Longer Claim Immunity"
And from another site:
Donald Rumsfeld: The War Crimes Case
"On November 14, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Lawyers Guild, and other organizations will ask the German federal prosecutor to initiate a criminal investigation into the war crimes of Rumsfeld and other Bush administration officials. Although Bush has immunized his team from prosecution in the International Criminal Court, they could be tried in any country under the well-established principle of universal jurisdiction.Donald Rumsfeld may be out of sight, but he will not be out of mind. The chickens have come home to roost."
Yes, those damned chickens
Yes, those damned chickens always come home to roost sooner or later. It'll be interesting to see how many other chickens have come home to roost in a year or so from now.