It's about time

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cancelled a planned visit to Germany after a US human rights organisation asked German authorities to prosecute him for war crimes, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) has learned.

Regardless of whether German authorities will act on this recommendation, it is a good start, at least to send the message for now. This is a good beginning. That's exactly what should start happening to many international criminals whose hands are in blood of thousands of innocent people. Yeah, let them stay at home and not travel abroad for the fear of arrest for the crimes they have committed. This case is similar to the case of many Iranian leaders such as former president Rafsanjani, former intelligence minister Fallahian, former foreign minister Velayati and last but not least khamanei. They, too are afraid of traveling abroad for the same fear of arrest for crimes they have committed.

Criminal is criminal regardless of his or her nationality. These international criminals should all be brought to justice for what they have done to hundreds of thousands, if not millions of innocent people.

For English Translation of CCR's Case Against Donald Rumsfeld et al in Germany click here.