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G_j

(40,567 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2026, 09:02 AM Tuesday

"To initiate a war of aggression... [View all]

Justice Robert H. Jackson’s opening statement at the Nuremberg Trials (Nov 21, 1945) defined aggressive war as a supreme international crime, stating, "To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole".

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"To initiate a war of aggression... [View all] G_j Tuesday OP

We all know who fits that description to a tee. lastlib Tuesday #1

Bypass The Hague AverageOldGuy Tuesday #3

There was recently a film called "Nuremberg" in which Jackson was a character. NNadir Tuesday #2

Interesting jfz9580m Tuesday #4

It's on Netflix if you have that. llmart Tuesday #5

The film 'Nuremberg' is streaming now on Netflix. peggysue2 Tuesday #6

This seems to be getting lost in all the focus on consequences. pat_k Tuesday #7

k&r G_j Wednesday #8

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