War Criminals Living Amongst Us

CNN: He's accused of war crimes in Somalia. Now he works security at a U.S. airport.

(CNN)An accused war criminal living in the United States is now working as a security guard at Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC.

A CNN investigation found that Yusuf Abdi Ali, who is accused of committing atrocities while he was a military commander during Somalia's brutal civil war, has been living a quiet life near the nation's capital for about 20 years.

He is just one of more than 1,000 accused war criminals living and working in the United States.

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WNU Editor: I suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The U.S. Military Has No Legal Basis To Detain A Known African Warlord Who Has Committed Genocide

Craig Whitlock, Washington Post: Detention of African warlord raises legal questions for Pentagon

WNU Editor: This is a fascinating case .... what should the U.S. government/military do when U.S. soldiers are in an Africa country and during the course of their mission they are given a known war criminal who has been accused of committing genocide. From my point of view this is where a place like Guantanamo may become very useful .... where a detainee like this warlord could be put until his international legal status has been determined. But I also know that this is not going to happen ..... Guantanamo is a place that the Obama administration does not want to grow let alone use .... so that is not an option.

Unfortunately .... the debate that we should have on this case has been terminated. U.S. forces handed  Dominic Ongwen to the Ugandan military ..... US gives LRA commander, war crimes suspect to Ugandans (AP), and they are going to hand him to the ICC for trial .... Uganda LRA commander Dominic Ongwen 'to be sent to ICC' (BBC). But the legal murkiness remains, and it will not surprise me if in the next few months the Pentagon's lawyers start to publish opinions, options, and solutions to these legal questions.

On a side note ... the Seleca rebels who captured Dominic Ongwen, and who themselves have been accused of committing atrocities, want the $5 million reward money ..... LRA's Dominic Ongwen 'capture': Seleka rebels want $5m reward (BBC). Sighhh .... now we know why they handed Dominic Ongwen to U.S. soldiers and not to Ugandan or African Union soldiers .... it is all about the money.

Why Is Britain Becoming A Sanctuary For War Criminals?

A UK Border Agency worker poses with a passport during a demonstration of the new facial recognition gates at the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport near London, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

'Nearly 100 War Crimes Suspects' In UK Last Year -- BBC

he Home Office last year identified nearly 100 suspected war criminals who had made UK immigration applications, figures released to the BBC suggest.

The majority of cases involved people already likely to have been living in Britain for a number of years.

Suspects originated from countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Rwanda, Serbia and Sri Lanka.

The Home Office says it is determined the UK doesn't become a "refuge for war criminals".

Human rights groups are calling for more criminal prosecutions in Britain as the courts commonly block deportation on human rights grounds if suspects face torture or death in their home country.

The figures emerged from a Freedom of Information request made by the BBC.

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More News On War Criminals Requesting Asylum In The U.K.

100 war criminals apply for UK asylum in a year: Border agency blocks claims made by suspects accused of genocide -- Daily Mail
Hundreds of suspected war criminals discovered in UK -- The Telegraph
War crime suspects try to settle in Britain -- The Times
Nearly 100 foreign war crimes suspects found in UK -- FOX News/AFP
100 Suspected War Criminals Applied For Asylum In Britain Last Year -- International Business Times
War Criminals Applying For Asylum In UK, Figures Show -- Huffington Post

My Comment: More evidence that the British immigration system has broken down.

The Hunt For Congo's 'Terminator'

Congo's 'Terminator': Kabila Calls For Ntaganda Arrest -- BBC

President Joseph Kabila has said ex-rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes, must be arrested.

But Gen Ntaganda must be tried in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the president says.

Mr Kabila had previously refused to call for the arrest of the man known locally as "The Terminator".

The ICC indicted him five years ago, for allegedly recruiting child soldiers during DR Congo's bloody five-year war.

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More News On The Hunt For Bosco Ntaganda

Congolese president calls for arrest of warlord Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by ICC, spokesman says -- Washington Post/AP
Kabila Calls for Arrest of Congo General Indicted for War Crimes -- Voice of America
Congo's 'Terminator': ransoming a country's peace -- Global Post
Congo’s Mutinous Army Commanders Will Face Justice, Kabila Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
DR Congo must arrest war crimes suspect: rights group -- AFP
Congo Chases Rebel General -- Wall Street Journal
Congo president counters call for Army defection by rebel Bosco -- Christian Science Monitor

Why Are War Criminals Living In Canada?

Six men the Canadian government identified Thursday as war criminals believed to be living in Canada. Canada Border Services Agency (6)

Ottawa Releases List Of 30 Most Wanted War-Crimes Suspects -- Globe And Mail

The Conservative government has released a U.S.-style list of Canada’s 30 most-wanted suspected war criminals, part of a flurry of recent political announcements targeting immigration cheats.

The foreigners are now deemed priority targets to kick out of Canada because they “violated human or international rights” in their homelands, according to the list posted online Thursday. The cases, some of which date back 20 years or more, mostly appear to involve failed refugee claimants who went underground after their bids for asylum failed.

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More News On War Criminals Living in Canada

Ottawa names war crimes suspects in Canada -- CBC
Ottawa seeks help finding 30 suspected war criminals -- CTV
Ottawa says 30 war criminals hiding in Canada -- AFP
CBSA releases names of 30 men wanted in Canada for war crimes -- National Post
Ottawa seeks 'war criminals' hiding in Canada -- BBC
Canada Says 30 Immigrants Suspected of War Crimes -- Wall Street Journal
Canadian government says 30 suspected of 'war crimes' -- Vancouver Sun/Post Media News
Canada releases names of 30 suspected war criminals believed to have entered country illegally -- Washington Post
List of war crimes suspects leaves more questions than answers -- Olivia Ward, Toronto Star

Goran Hadzic, Serbia's Last Remaining War Criminal

Goran Hadzic's 'warrant poster' for persons indicted by the ICTY for war crime Photo: AFP/GETTY

After Ratko Mladic Arrest, Attention Turns To Goran Hadzic, Serbia's Last Remaining War Criminal -- The Telegraph

With the arrest of Ratko Mladic, Serbia is now under pressure to capture one last remaining alleged war criminal – Goran Hadzic.

Hadzic, 52, is accused of the "extermination or murder" of hundreds of Croat civilians and the forcible deportation of around 28,000 Croats and other non-Serbs in Croatia during the 1991-1995 war there.

He faces 14 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the imprisonment of civilians in detention centres where they were subjected to torture, beatings and murder.

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My Comment: He has not been seen or heard from since 1994. For all that we know .... he may be dead.

Another Tyrant Who Will Soon Be Going To Jail

Charles Taylor stands trial in The Hague, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Photo: Reuters

WikiLeaks: Charles Taylor May Have $400 Million Out Of Reach -- The Telegraph

Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, could have as much as $400 million hidden away out of reach of prosecutors, according to leaked US diplomatic cables.

US officials were told that if Mr Taylor is found guilty of war crimes, the international court in The Hague might only be able to recover a fraction of his wealth.

On Friday judges in The Hague adjourned indefinitely the three-year-old trial of Mr Taylor on charges of arming rebels who killed and maimed Sierra Leone citizens.

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My Comment: He cannot enjoy this money when he is jail .... it is a small consolation, but it is also true.

Europe's #1 War Criminal Now Has A $10 Million Euro Bounty On His Head

Serbia Multiplies Reward For Indicted War Criminal Mladic -- Deutsche Welle

Serbia has greatly increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. Arresting Mladic is a crucial condition for Serbia's bid to join the European Union.

Serbia increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of Ratko Mladic tenfold to 10 million euros ($13.7 million), apparently to prove Belgrade's political will to capture the indicted war criminal.

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More News On the Hunt For War Criminal Mladic

Serbia offers 10m euros for Mladic capture -- BBC
Serbia offers $14m for Mladic: Reward for capture of former Bosnian Serb commander wanted for war crimes increased tenfold. -- Al Jazeera
Serbia raises reward for Mladic to 10 million euros -- Reuters
Serbia ups price for Mladic capture to 10 mln euros -- AFP
10 Million Bounty On Mladic -- Times Of The Internet
Bounty hunters, too in search of war crimes suspects -- Blic

My Comment: If they cannot find this war criminal in the heart of Europe, what chance do we have of capturing someone like Osama Bin Laden in the inhospitable and hostile regions along the Afghan/Pakistan border.