Timothy Bancroft-Hinchley-PRAVDA: Legal Background to NATO War Crimes!

NATO is committing war crimes in Libya. The rules of engagement are bound by the UN Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973, in which there is NO mention of taking out Colonel Gaddafi, his aides or his children or grandchildren. NATO was supposed to police a "no-fly zone" and explain any misgivings to the international community. The People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation asked the countries proposing the above-mentioned Resolutions to explain the details of the "measures" inherent in the agreements. No explanations were given, making the basis for the Resolutions void! No rules of engagement allow for the purposeful targeting of Libyan officials, so the murder of Colonel Gaddafi's grandchildren and the recent strikes on civilian targets in Tripoli amount to to war crimes. The author of this piece has already pressed war crimes charges against David Cameron and Barack Obama in the nearest police station, according to the UN rules. The lack of enforcement of international law leaves the justice system of NATO in question. Supposedly, the international community is bound by the rules of international law, which is subject to the UN charter, and resolutions from the UNSC. Disturbingly, NATO has acted outside these laws, and therefore Barack Obama, David Cameron, Nicholas Sarkozy and the other NATO warmongers are now guilty of war crimes .