Allegations of war crimes against U.S. officials
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A number of prominent U.S. officials have been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by some antiwar and human rights groups. None of these officials, however, are indicted by any legitimate prosecuting authority, domestic or international.
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Johnson administrations
- Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, a prime architect of the Vietnam War. [1]
- General William Westmoreland, for numerous alleged war crimes under his command in Vietnam. [2]
Nixon and Ford administrations
- Henry Kissinger, National Security Adviser under Richard Nixon and Secretary of State under Nixon and Gerald Ford, for his roles in the U.S. interventions in Angola, Chile, East Timor, Iraq, Vietnam, and Cambodia. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Reagan administration
- Ronald Reagan, president of the United States, for U.S. participation in the civil wars of El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Grenada, and for U.S. bombings in Lebanon, Libya, and Iran. [8] [9]
- Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State under Reagan, for covering up atrocities committed by the Contras in Nicaragua and other U.S. allies in Central America. [10]
- Casper Weinberger, Secretary of Defense under Reagan, for responsibility for U.S. actions in Central America, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. [11]
- Lt. Colonel Oliver North, assigned to Reagan's National Security Council, for being a prime mover behind the Contras of Nicaragua and for his involvement in the planning of the invasion of Grenada. [12]
George H.W. Bush administration
- George H.W. Bush, president of the United States, for civilian deaths due to bombing in Iraq during the Gulf War and the institution of sanctions after the war, as well as the invasion of Panama. [13]
- General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for his prominent role in the attacks on Panama and Iraq, and for allegedly participating in a cover up of war crimes in Vietnam by troops of the same brigade that carried out the My Lai massacre. [14]
Clinton administration
- Bill Clinton, president of the United States, for civilian deaths caused by NATO bombing in Yugoslavia; for his continuation of the sanctions and rocket attacks on Iraq; and for U.S. intervention and bombing in Somalia, Bosnia, Sudan, and Afghanistan. [15] [16] [17]
- General Wesley Clark, NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, for his direction of the NATO military campaign in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. [18] [19]
See also
- United States
- war crimes
- Crimes against humanity
- History of United States imperialism
- International Criminal Court
