Justice on the Horizon? (911 Investigator 1.1)

Justice on the Horizon?

BY DONALD E. STAHL,

from 911 Investigator 1.1

The 9/11 Truth movement has been wrestling for years over the challenge of how to obtain a real investigation that would analyze the evidence, such as brought forth by Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth and countless others, and follow it wherever it leads. Many, for instance, don't trust that the US Congress (which brought us the omissions and distortions of the 5/77 Commission Report) would have the political will or the simple veracity to expose these incalculable misdeeds and trace them to their roots. Indeed perhaps most who are seeking justice believe that it will only be found in a venue outside of the United States.

One ray of hope inside the US might be a prominent initiative — Sen. Patrick Leahy's "Truth Commission" though currently stalled. A special prosecutor could be appointed as was done to investigate President Nixon, but we know that that is not going to happen unless 9/11 Truth becomes much more familiar to the US public. The idea of universal jurisdiction is controversial but is gaining increasing acceptance. It dates back at least to the 1945 Nuremberg Trials. Citing the concept of universal jurisdiction, two Spanish judges indicted Augusto Pinochet and six Bush administration figures. One of those judges is currently at the International Criminal Court. There are efforts underway to contact him.

Many initiatives have been undertaken by the Accountability Movement concerning other alleged crimes in the Bush Administration but none involving the UN or International Criminal Court (ICC) so far.

The International Criminal Court can only prosecute crimes committed on or after its founding date, July l, 2002.