A former Nuremberg war crimes prosecutor says the American public deserves to know the truth.
To the Editor of The New York Times:
Now in my hundredth year, I cannot remain silent. I entered the United States in January 1921 as a poor immigrant boy, and I have felt obliged to repay the United States for the opportunities given to me.
I was an American combat soldier in World War II, and was proud to serve my country as the chief prosecutor in a war crimes trial at Nuremberg against Nazi leaders who murdered millions of innocent men, women and children.
The administration recently announced that, on orders of the president, the United States had “taken out” (which really means “murdered”) an important military leader of a country with which we were not at war. As a Harvard Law School graduate who has written extensively on the subject, I view such immoral action as a clear violation of national and international law.
The public is entitled to know the truth. The United Nations Charter, the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice in The Hague are all being bypassed. In this cyberspace world, young people everywhere are in mortal danger unless we change the hearts and minds of those who seem to prefer war to law.
Benjamin B. Ferencz
Delray Beach, Fla.
Benjamin Berell Ferencz (born March 11, 1920) is a Hungarian-born American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the Chief Prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen Trial, one of the 12 military trials held by the U.S. authorities at Nuremberg, Germany. Later, he became an advocate of the establishment of an international rule of law and of an International Criminal Court. From 1985 to 1996, he was Adjunct Professor of International Law at Pace University.
Immoral!?!??!?!?
Let’s first talk about the legality of this assassination?
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Good points and well made. But please, on behalf of all the Iranian people who have been held hostage for 14,950 DAYS, by all means, continue.
You say, "Immoral"?
The Iranian people say, "1 down, only 49 more to go".
The US does not recognize the International Court of Justice in The Hague ...
So the author's argument falls short on one account.
Amazing the latest love fest between islamists and libs. Well Mr. Ferencz you be happy to know Ghasem rambo and assoicates would not hesitate one second to put a bullet in your head while you are debating morality of their action!
This lawyer is wrong on all accounts. In fact, he has no clue what he is talking about.