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struggle4progress

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17. Charter of the International Military Tribunal
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 10:05 PM
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... The following acts, or any of them, are crimes coming within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal for which there shall be individual responsibility:

(a) CRIMES AGAINST PEACE: namely, planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances, or participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of any of the foregoing;

(b) WAR CRIMES: namely, violations of the laws or customs of war. Such violations shall include, but not be limited to, murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity;

(c)CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: namely, murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population, before or during the war; or persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds in execution of or in connection with any crime within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal, whether or not in violation of the domestic law of the country where perpetrated.

Leaders, organizers, instigators and accomplices participating in the formulation or execution of a common plan or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing crimes are responsible for all acts performed by any persons in execution of such plan ...

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/imtconst.asp

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I think you are right. ananda Sunday #1
Careful what you put out into the universe. It has a way of manifesting itself. PeaceWave Sunday #2
So it's my fault if he does it? Coventina Sunday #3
Yeah ABC123Easy Sunday #22
There's no Powerball drawing on Sundays AZ8theist Sunday #33
Let's put it to the test. Everybody wish for Easy to win tomorrow! Marcuse Sunday #48
Wishing is a silly waste of time..... AZ8theist 20 hrs ago #74
He already said he wants to, it's not exactly a big secret. The guy is batshit, hates the world, and has the codes. Blues Heron Sunday #4
Sardanapalus syndrome. n/t Coventina Sunday #6
If He Did That Might Give Putin Cover in Ukraine n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #39
They'll be going off like popcorn at that point Blues Heron Sunday #47
My thinking is popsdenver 9 hrs ago #106
Hiroshima and Nagasaki didn't become uninhabitable. Crunchy Frog 7 hrs ago #113
I would think the ones used on Japan popsdenver 6 hrs ago #115
Ionizing radiation doesn't care about borders Soul_of_Wit 6 hrs ago #116
Hey S o W popsdenver 5 hrs ago #125
15-21 kilotons. joho260 5 hrs ago #129
Yes, if he does I'm pretty sure that Putin will drop nukes on Ukraine.😭 Crunchy Frog 7 hrs ago #112
Yes, he has the codes, but setting off a nuke is wnylib 19 hrs ago #75
wrong Whip-poor-will 18 hrs ago #78
Is there anyone around him Bettie 14 hrs ago #88
I honestly think that... Shipwack 9 hrs ago #108
I put in to the universe SocialDemocrat61 Sunday #38
Anyone popsdenver 9 hrs ago #107
Yeah but it would still be funny. SocialDemocrat61 7 hrs ago #111
I put into the universe that he would die when he got Covid in 2020. Didn't work. Crunchy Frog 7 hrs ago #114
It's pretty selective, wouldn't you say? RussBLib 23 hrs ago #69
It also has a consistent habit of disappearing its assertions Torchlight 14 hrs ago #86
If that were true mercuryblues 12 hrs ago #98
Get rid of trump. Nuke him instead. .... I am being facitious but thai whats in my dream. Trueblue1968 6 hrs ago #124
Recommended. H2O Man Sunday #5
I agree. n/t LuckyCharms Sunday #7
Yes he can and will ! kimbutgar Sunday #8
If Hegseth gets his way Diraven Sunday #9
Don't Forget That Hegseth Believes His Ideas Are ORDAINED! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #43
I could see him using a tactical nuke JBTaurus83 Sunday #10
I am thinking the same and they will spin it Cosmocat Sunday #23
Only Thing Slowing Him Is No 8K Cameras Mounted On the Fighters... YET! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #45
I hope that such a possible event never occurs. Dan Sunday #11
India/Pakistan JBTaurus83 Sunday #18
Don't Forget That Vlad Has Plenty of Current Tactical Stock 4 Ukraine n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #49
They are no where near 'Tactical'... SonOfNebanaube 14 hrs ago #90
If he does it will be his downfall. gab13by13 Sunday #12
if he tries to institute a draft, mopinko Sunday #41
The Longer This Man Is Our President The More Often This Scene Applies! ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #51
If he were to do it, it would be the downfall of us all peggysue2 Sunday #50
All the more bdamomma 13 hrs ago #95
Should he do so, he and his gangsters shall all find themselves riding a tiger they can never dismount: struggle4progress Sunday #13
It's not them I'm worried about. It's the rest of us. BadgerMom Yesterday #65
Or maybe no matter how crazy they are, there are evenually enough non-crazies to checkmate them struggle4progress 23 hrs ago #67
Crimson Tide ending struggle4progress Sunday #14
Can We Enter Movie Reality & Emergency Appoint... ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #55
Leslie Nielsen's dead... regnaD kciN Sunday #63
At Least HE'D Be Convincing in the Role! n/t ForeGoneLegsBirne 18 hrs ago #79
Fiction is also a way of thinking through the possibilities struggle4progress Sunday #64
After Venezuelan boat bombings, I heard Frank Drebin's voice: "Luckily, they turned out to be drug dealers." betsuni 23 hrs ago #72
Fuck yeah! ABC123Easy 13 hrs ago #94
How about Martin Sheen Oppaloopa 5 hrs ago #126
Thanks to Republicans.... Blue Owl Sunday #15
He serves as the lightning rod tonekat Sunday #61
My guess is that there are a lot of them who are or wanna be doing the same thing.... CTyankee 13 hrs ago #96
Dear God don't even think that thought. pnwest Sunday #16
Charter of the International Military Tribunal struggle4progress Sunday #17
How long have they been out of existence? mahatmakanejeeves Sunday #20
It's an international precedent struggle4progress Sunday #21
Vasily Arkhipov struggle4progress Sunday #19
Thank you for the reminder. niyad Sunday #36
Never heard of him - Thanks for sharing. Dan Sunday #44
There is no Plan B after a nuclear bomb. BarbD Sunday #24
Right you are, and I believe the other Repukes realize that FakeNoose Sunday #32
That's Held Us for 80 Years.. Fingers Crossed That It Holds ForeGoneLegsBirne Sunday #58
If he gets that special feeling. milestogo Sunday #25
Every single person who ever voted for him or failed to vote against him will be culpable. RockRaven Sunday #26
I really hope you are wrong. At the least, I hope someone stops him. Jim__ Sunday #27
His big barfy bunker isn't done yet oldtime dfl_er Sunday #28
I think it is a distinct possibility, and I am horrified. We all need to be calling our Congresscritters ms liberty Sunday #29
Ominous signs. FalloutShelter Sunday #30
Not a chance. Groundhawg Sunday #31
Based on? niyad Sunday #35
Hey, don't give up! Another Jackalope Sunday #42
Yeah. I'm trying to remind myself of that, EVERY day. calimary 23 hrs ago #66
I keep thinking of a speech given by Dr. Helen Caldicott (Physicians niyad Sunday #34
I predicted this very thing to a co-worker last week. Laffy Kat Sunday #37
It's the ultimate expression of power. YodaMom2 Sunday #40
I used to entertain a small (VERRRRRRRY SMALL) ray of hope based niyad Sunday #46
There is a related comment and thread right here on DU AverageOldGuy Sunday #52
BBC: Donald Trump's nuclear fixation - from the 1980s to now* IcyPeas Sunday #53
Certain Fundie Christians think this war is going to usher in the Second Coming of Christ neverforget Sunday #54
...And There's a LOT More Where They Came From.. ForeGoneLegsBirne 18 hrs ago #80
They're in for the shock of their lives, if that's any comfort. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #118
I guess one big question is: AverageOldGuy Sunday #56
Are you asking if China or Russia want to commit suicide to help Iran? I am guessing not EX500rider 8 hrs ago #109
I don't believe that they would hit us in retaliation. They both know they'd be wiped off the face of the Earth. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #120
Sadly, I had the very same thought.... ashredux Sunday #57
Fuck me. LudwigPastorius Sunday #59
I don't think he will.... Bayard Sunday #60
He'll send ground troops first. iemanja Sunday #62
I thought you wrote "dropping a duke" like BigmanPigman 23 hrs ago #68
No one ForgedCrank 23 hrs ago #70
So reassuring! dpibel 23 hrs ago #71
not until whatever is under the ball room is complete. rampartd 21 hrs ago #73
I'm sure that he has other bunkers available to him. If he's going to do it he won't wait on the ballroom. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #121
Trump: "Just a little one . . . . . " no_hypocrisy 19 hrs ago #76
He definitely wants to be the one to push the button. live love laugh 19 hrs ago #77
Turn the desert to glass. Historic NY 15 hrs ago #81
I really bdamomma 15 hrs ago #82
Putin might actually feel like he'd benefit from it. He might see it as freeing him to nuke Ukraine. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #122
Crap bdamomma 3 hrs ago #133
It's not impossible Renew Deal 15 hrs ago #83
That's what Bibi and Bonesaw want, too. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #84
I don't think he will. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #85
It's quite likely Bibi has the same itch... ananda 14 hrs ago #89
Trump might encourage Bibi to do it. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #91
Bibi's aleady doing the heavy work across the ME.. ananda 13 hrs ago #92
Wouldn't surprise me at this point in his mental devolution Torchlight 14 hrs ago #87
I Won't Diminish Your Concern ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #93
I'd bet he wants to, but hopefully someone will convince him not to. lark 12 hrs ago #97
But it will be a "small" one... kentuck 11 hrs ago #99
If they don't, and soon, we're all screwed. Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago #100
nope NoRethugFriends 10 hrs ago #101
Congress had a chance to get a handle on this CanonRay 10 hrs ago #102
Prevailing Winds JPK 10 hrs ago #103
Same occurred to me recently BaronChocula 9 hrs ago #104
I agree.While he is playing mighty man with his toy soldiers... pandr32 9 hrs ago #105
He's certainly crazy enough to attempt as much, but I doubt an order to do would be obeyed. NNadir 8 hrs ago #110
I agree Quanto Magnus 6 hrs ago #117
SAD part is here we are, thinking this. NEVER before have i had these thoughts. but bluestarone 6 hrs ago #119
He'll never win the Nobel Peace Prize if he does that. Crunchy Frog 6 hrs ago #123
This is terrifying but nothing he has done so far contradicts this prediction. He is obsessed with power and Pisces 5 hrs ago #127
Jaded enid602 5 hrs ago #128
That really opens up the gates to Russia and China using theirs IronLionZion 5 hrs ago #130
Truthfully, I can't believe that he hasn't done it already. Orrex 4 hrs ago #131
This is the reason I'm not sleeping at night! JustKay 4 hrs ago #132
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE NO-WHAT CAN WE DO?!!?!! CommonHumanity 3 hrs ago #134
Coventina.......... Upthevibe 3 hrs ago #135
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