"There are, in addition, strong indications that many of those killed were Palestinian and Kuwaiti civilians trying to escape the impending siege of Kuwait City and the return of Kuwaiti armed forces. No attempt was made by U.S. military command to distinguish between military personnel and civilians on the ‘highway of death.’ The whole intent of international law with regard to war is to prevent just this sort of indiscriminate and excessive use of force,” Ramsey Clark wrote.

While the hearing committee ruled that the 19 point indictment was justified, and recommended that those charged with the crimes be considered before the United Nations, those named listed were obviously never tried.

Clearly in war, the United States and its peoples are not immune from committing war crimes. The current Bush Administration simply refuses to be tried for them. To comply is abhorrent to the American scheme of things.

Non-compliance is not new to the United States. As a nation the U.S.A. has refused to comply with previous International Court rulings.

For example. on April 9,1984, Nicaragua filed against the U.S.A. to the U.N. International Court at the Hague, requesting the U.S. take responsibility for military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua.