I have never heard of this before. Signed into law during Clinton, it makes violations of Geneva punishable by life imprisonment or death. War Crimes Act of 1996 (as amended) 18 U.S.C. � 2441. War crimes (a) Offense.--Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, and if death results to the victim, shall also be subject to the penalty of death. <> (c) Definition.--As used in this section the term war crime means any conduct-- (1) defined as a grave breach in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party; No wonder they were jumping through hoops to explain why Geneva didn't apply... http://www2.uakron.edu/low/War Crimes Act of 19...
