Actually, the Ship Was Not Turkish-Flagged

[Mari333]

JOHN QUIGLEY
Professor of international law at Ohio State University, Quigley said today: "Contrary to what many are claiming, including the New York Times in a front-page article on the Gaza flotilla, the Mavi Marmara, the vessel on which deaths occurred, is not Turkish-flagged. Although formerly Turkish-flagged, the Mavi Marmara was Comoros-flagged by the time of last week's incident. The point may be of some significance, because Comoros, unlike Turkey, is a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The Court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed on vessels registered in a state that is party to the Rome Statute."














http://accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2258

[edgineered]

1. Please help me to understand

how an effort for bringing justice to the victims and their families, no less the nations involved, can come about. The depth of intelligence and concern here at DU is unrivaled, and yet no one has picked up on this post and commented. Is there a way for you to post this in a different section or reword it to get more response?
The times are becoming so dark for us human entities; secondary or tertiary to governments and corporations and the like. It is frightening.

[EFerrari]

2. Is Comoros a possession of India? Someone said that in a clip last

week and I thought they were mistaken. Good catch!

ETA: Never mind, I found it.