Ms Abbott refused to be drawn on whether the former prime minister should stand
trial for war crimes at the Hague, arguing: «This is not about calling for vengeful prosecutions.»
Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has suggested Tony Blair could be made to stand
trial for war crimes over the invasion of Iraq.
It presents a one - sided view, no doubt, of blame for events today, and it may well run counter to the purpose
of trials for war crimes — to bring not just justice, but also closure.
Jovic worried for his friend's safety, so harsh were Divac's criticisms of Milosevic, who was later arrested and is now
on trial for war crimes.
In Judgment at Nuremberg, a German judge, Burt Lancaster, is on
trial for war crimes.
However, Mr Galloway said he would rather see the prime minister brought to
trial for war crimes, and in his statement this afternoon, he insisted this was what he would be fighting for.
Torben Meyer made his last movie appearance in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), playing one of the German judges on
trial for war crimes; Meyer's guilt - ridden inability to explain his actions was one of the film's most powerful moments.
Seeing George Bush brought to
trial for war crimes, for murdering over 100,000 human beings, for placing on the back burner something as critical as this issue, global warming.