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NotHardly

(2,273 posts)
12. The word "Nuremburg" means nothing to them...
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 05:42 PM
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Imagine how surprised they will be that it works as well as Hitler telling his Nazis they'll be OK if they are ever tried for war crimes.

NOTE: On October 1, 1946, the verdicts on 22 of the original 24 defendants were handed down for the Nuremberg trials. Three of the defendants were acquitted. Four were convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 10 to 20 years. Three were sentenced to life imprisonment. Twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death by hanging.

2nd Note: Twelve of the Nuremberg defendants were sentenced to death by hanging. Ten of them—Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Julius Streicher, Alfred Rosenberg, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Wilhelm Keitel, and Arthur Seyss-Inquart—were hanged on October 16, 1946. Martin Bormann was tried and condemned to death in absentia, and Hermann Göring committed suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule before he could be executed.

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shithole and the Pentagon are......................... Lovie777 Wednesday #1
The word "Nuremburg" means nothing to them... NotHardly Wednesday #12
He's got that immunity Polybius Wednesday #20
That's what Hitler told his gestapo. Irish_Dem Wednesday #2
If they have immunity for the killing, do they have immunity for complying with the orders to kill? And, if they have in2herbs Wednesday #3
Making it legal don't make it right. twodogsbarking Wednesday #4
It would be a law "more honored in the breach than the observance" ananda Wednesday #6
Sounds like you could be contract lawyer. One that is an expert in contracts, not a temp hire. twodogsbarking Wednesday #7
I guess an old English teacher will have to do. ananda Wednesday #8
Reading and interpreting. twodogsbarking Wednesday #15
International Criminal Court 2na fisherman Wednesday #5
They are powerless here though Polybius Wednesday #21
Maybe not while you guiys are in control. BUT bluestarone Wednesday #9
Remember Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki? He was a native-born US citizen killed by a drone strike on September 30, 2011, 24601 Wednesday #10
Comparing the al-Awlaki case to these continuing attacks on boats is quite the stretch Prairie Gates Wednesday #14
Possibly why Dirty Don ordered his obedient but stupid DOJ to make this particular announcement Attilatheblond Thursday #34
Anything can be challenged, and should be. Wtf. nt miyazaki Wednesday #11
An incorrect and meaningless legal opinion. TomSlick Wednesday #13
They will probably try to hold it to the same level BumRushDaShow Wednesday #19
Perhaps. TomSlick Wednesday #23
... Solly Mack Wednesday #16
How convenient.... Quanto Magnus Wednesday #17
Just following orders. Right? n/t Munu Wednesday #18
Probably kevinore Wednesday #22
Nuremberg NewEnglandAutumn Wednesday #24
John Yoo and Alberto Gonzalez come to mind. Buddyzbuddy Wednesday #25
Somebody probably told the Gestapo and the SS the same thing. Turbineguy Wednesday #26
The international courts may disagree as will American courts JT45242 Wednesday #27
John Yoo also wrote an opinion claiming water boarding was not torture. surfered Wednesday #28
So..... COL Mustard Wednesday #29
Says you. kacekwl Wednesday #30
Didn't a number of German officers and soldiers try the defence that they were just following orders? cstanleytech Thursday #31
America has an unfortunate track record on extra judicial killings. Aussie105 Thursday #32
i can forsee i latin american government kidnapping top us officials and putting them on trial moonshinegnomie Thursday #33
Opinions are not facts. Judges and juries will decide such things. And if military people need Wonder Why Thursday #35
Who would want to trust trumps attorneys. republianmushroom Thursday #36
that's what the SS said, too mike_c Thursday #37
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