Why would a clause be inserted to expressly protect war crimes-committing mercenaries on Gadaffi's payroll from international prosecutions? Because, as The Telegraph's John Swaine reports, the Obama administration insisted on its inclusion -- as an absolutely non-negotiable demand -- due to a fear that its exclusion might render Bush officials (or, ultimately, even Obama officials) subject to war crimes prosecutions at the ICC on the same theory that would be used to hold Libya's mercenaries accountable:
Monday, February 28, 2011
U.S. shields foreign mercenaries in Libya to protect Bush officials - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
U.S. shields foreign mercenaries in Libya to protect Bush officials - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
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