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doodle
04-12-2011, 12:36 AM
This is just a hypothetical question, can President of a country be tried for war crimes while holding nobel peace prize if there is evidence that repeated war crimes have been committed under his command?

Kilrain
04-12-2011, 02:27 AM
This is just a hypothetical question, can President of a country be tried for war crimes while holding nobel peace prize if there is evidence that repeated war crimes have been committed under his command?

In theory? Yes.

In practice? Lol.

A Nobel peace prize affords a person no more legal protection than a "World's greatest dad" award does, in theory.

acptulsa
04-12-2011, 06:01 AM
The president of this country can't be tried, or even indicted unless and until he leaves office. And a Nobel Peace Prize is about as meaningful as a Grammy.

Kilrain
04-12-2011, 07:12 AM
The president of this country can't be tried, or even indicted unless and until he leaves office.

Sure he can, just not in the US. Again, in theory.

sailingaway
04-12-2011, 07:56 AM
He won't be tried with or without it. However, it is irrelevant to the process, it is just a decoration some twits overseas wanted to award.

Every president has pardoned the president before them for crimes. I can only think of one man who might be in the election this time who would not be likely to continue that trend, and he's amazingly popular on this forum.

doodle
04-12-2011, 01:39 PM
Informative replies, thanks all.


Sure he can, just not in the US. Again, in theory.

That does not seem fair if rumor is true that all men are created equal.

Krugerrand
04-12-2011, 01:42 PM
Informative replies, thanks all.



That does not seem fair if rumor is true that all men are created equal.

Napoleon says: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Philhelm
04-12-2011, 01:43 PM
He won't be tried with or without it. However, it is irrelevant to the process, it is just a decoration some twits overseas wanted to award.

Every president has pardoned the president before them for crimes. I can only think of one man who might be in the election this time who would not be likely to continue that trend, and he's amazingly popular on this forum.

Are you talking about me? :D

doodle
04-12-2011, 02:45 PM
Napoleon says: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Also informative.

Bit off topic, this is going on under current President's command:


LINK (http://www.opednews.com/populum/print_friendly.php?ok=y&p=Air-War-Turns-Middle-East-by-Sherwood-Ross-110408-935.html&c=a)

awake
04-12-2011, 02:45 PM
The Nobel, in this instance, is a get out of jail card that never expires.

outspoken
04-12-2011, 02:50 PM
No, that's why they hurried up and gave it to him so that he'd have his 'Get outta Jail' card to do what he pleased. He has done a great job perpetuating the warfare/welfare State. Satan is proud.