Mir Adnan Aziz is a freelance contributor.
As World War II culminated, the victorious Allies formed an international military tribunal to try senior German officials accused of war crimes. These proceedings, held at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg Germany became known as the Nuremberg Trials.
In his opening statement Justice Robert Jackson, chief prosecutor for the United States, declared: “We must not forget that the record on which we judge the defendants today is one on which we will be judged tomorrow.” Of the 177 defendants, 24 were executed, 20 got life imprisonment, while 98 got prison sentences varying from 10 to 20 years.
Post-Nuremberg laws define preemptive wars as criminal wars of aggression. Unchallenged, the US and its allies initiate them at will, murdering millions around the globe. Non-compliant states are destroyed. As in Iraq, Libya and Syria, their national cohesion and societal order is decimated.
The strong do as they will; the weak suffer as they must – Thucydides
Of a total of 46 US presidents, only Jimmy Carter’s four-year term remained without a US war or occupation. Carter described the US as “the most warlike nation in the history of the world.” Only three countries, Andorra, Bhutan and Liechtenstein, have not seen a US invasion or its military presence.
Washington also fuels proxy wars. Last year, President Biden signed a $94 billion foreign funding bill authorizing military aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. Despite its genocide in Gaza, this package will provide Israel with $17 billion in additional aid.........