Transcript December 9, 2011 The International Prosecution Chamber in

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December 9, 2011
The International Prosecution Chamber in Stockholm
Box 70296
107 22 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Request for appeal/review of report on serious offences subject to public
prosecution: AM-185260-11
On Nov 21, 2011, your office arrived at the decision that since "the reported events
are not crimes"1 no investigation would be started.
We know them to be just that, horrendous crimes of tremendous public interest, and
we urgently appeal and request a review of the decision.
There is a crime scene the combined size of the United Kingdom, France, Sweden,
Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Greece.
Inside this crime scene one finds up to 150 thousand dead (current figure), a million
refugees and a civilian national infrastructure bombed back several decades.
Why was the war against Libya a crime?
The NATO-led war against Libya was a war of aggression used as instrument for
the national policy of some states to meddle in the internal affairs of another state
for the purpose of regime-change . As such the war was a violation of the UNcharter and th Kellogg-Briand treaty and went way, way beyond what UN
resolution 1973 allowed for (protection of civilian life and infrastructure).
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"Det förfarande som anmälts är inte brottsligt", Beslut 2011-11-21.
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It was also a war which saw systematic violations of the Geneva convention in its
execution.2
1. The Kellogg-Briand treaty declares wars as tools for national policy illegal.
The treaty is still in force. Sweden is a signatory (SÖ 1929:23).3
2. In case the prosecution chooses to ignore point 1 - the second reason why the war
against Libya was a crime is that the UN-charter explicitly forbids the UN to
meddle in the internal affairs of other states.4
Libya was never considered a threat to other states, neither by the UN nor by NATO
or any of the eighteen aggressor states, including Sweden. The only reason given for
the war was unconfirmed concerns for civilian inside Libya.5
3. In case the prosecution chooses to ignore points 1 and 2, the third reason why the
war against Libya was a crime is that the only situation in which article 42 of the
UN-charter can be invoked (cf. resolution 1973) is if attempts to settle the issue
with non-violent means has first been exhausted (article 41).6
This step was skipped by the security council, by the eighteen aggressor states including Sweden - and by NATO.7
4. In case the prosecution chooses to ignore points 1, 2, and 3, the fourth reason the
war against Libya was a crime is that even if resolution 1973 is accepted as valid,
the war waged against Libya was, and is, a violation of what resolution 1973
allowed for - protection of civilian life and infrastructure.8
Who are those responsible in Sweden for the war crimes in Libya?
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cf. AM-185260-11, Nov 4, 2011.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/treaties/TS1/1929/29, 2011-12-06.
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UN-charter, chapter I article 2, clause 7.
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cf. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvgURDBx7X0, 2011-12-07.
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http://jurist.org/forum/2011/03/the-use-of-force-against-libya-another-illegal-use-of-force.php, 2011-11-30.
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http://jurist.org/forum/2011/03/the-use-of-force-against-libya-another-illegal-use-of-force.php, 2011-11-30.
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Cf. http://www.ui.se/blog/uibloggen/2011/9/21/said-mahmoudi-svarar-kjell-goldmann-om-folkratten-i-libyen1.aspx, 2011-12-07; cf. http://jurist.org/forum/2011/03/the-use-of-force-against-libya-another-illegal-use-offorce.php, 2011-11-30; cf. AM-185260-11, Nov 4, 2011.
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Given all the why the war was illegal and the existence of concepts such as
"command responsibility",9 "shared responsibility", "common purpose",10 "joint
enterprise",11 and more recently "Joint Criminal Enterprise"12 in International Law,
all members of the Swedish armed forces part of the war effort as well as all cabinet
members and member of parliaments directing Sweden's armed forces to this war,
are responsible for the war crimes committed by the NATO-war effort "Unified
Protector" in total.
It does not matter if Swedish forces did, or did not, fire a single shot (or dropped a
single bomb or fired a single rocket) - in anger. The fact that the government and
parliament of Sweden directed the armed forces of Sweden to support others
operating under the same NATO-command who did do this makes the government,
parliament and armed forces of Sweden equally culpable.
If the prosecution fails to see the established legal connection of shared
responsibility, then the prosecution needs to investigate the reality of i.a. which of
the over 10 thousand strike sorties resulting in up to 150 thousand dead (latest
known figure) and other casualties were made as the result of i.a. Swedish
reconnaissance and information sharing - thus establishing the causal links, and not
only the legal responsibility link, which is already there.
Finally, in the case the prosecution fails to grasp that the way the war was waged is
evidence that the toppling of the Qaddafi-regime was the real, albeit hidden agenda
- it is now directed the statements made by Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on his
personal blog to understand the hidden agenda of regime-change.
Mar 21, 2011 : Foreign Minister Carl Bildt comments on a meeting with the EU
Foreign Affairs council regarding the war in Libya:
".. we were in agreement that the most important and difficult are political
actions to try to build a new functioning Libya after Qaddafi".13
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_responsibility, 2011-12-07.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_purpose, 2011-12-07.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_purpose, 2011-12-07.
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http://www.okobih.ba/files/docs/Jasmina_Pjanic_ENG_i_BHS.pdf, 2011-12-07. cf.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_criminal_enterprise, 2011-12-07.
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http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/fortfarande-inte-alldeles-klart/, 2011-12-07: "..vi var eniga om att
viktigast och svårast är de politiska insatserna för att försöka att bygga ett fungerande Libyen efter Khaddafi."
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There it is. For Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, regime-change was the
purpose of resolution 1973 as it was taken - a position he held over a week before
he would present the government proposition, he wrote himself, and in which he
drags Sweden into an illegal war.14
However, neither Bildt's proposition, nor resolution 1973, mention regime-change.
Mar 27, 2011: More self-incriminating statements by Carl Bildt:
"On Tuesday I will be in London for the big international conferences that
will take place there in order to discuss the direction of the coming
operations.
The UN's Ban Ki-moon, the Arab League and hopefully also leaders from
the African Union, will also be there.
I would like to see that the meetings focus more on the political and
diplomatic efforts that will be required before and after direct military
actions have come to an end.
It will then take a broad political process to lay prepare the ground for a
unified Libya for the time after Qaddafi. The challenges then will hardly be
less the they are now."15
Indicated by the last paragraph is Carl Bildt's understanding the highly destructive
nature of the recently started NATO-campaign as well as the true nature of the AlQaeda rebel council waiting in the wings.
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http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/snabb-ambassadinvigning/, 2011-12-07: "På fredag morgon skall
riksdagen ta ställning till Libyen-insatsen, och som statsråd ansvarig för propositionen kommer jag självfallet att
vara på plats för att delta i den debatten"
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http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/varierande-vecka-kommer/, 2011-12-07: "På tisdag kommer jag så att
befinna mig i London på de stora internationella sammandragningar som kommer att äga rum där för att diskutera
inriktningen av de kommande insatserna. Dit kommer också FN:s Ban Ki-moon, Arabförbundet och förhoppningsvis
också ledande företrädare för Afrikanska Unionen. Jag skulle gärna se att de mötena fokuserar mer på de politiska
och diplomatiska ansträngningar som kommer att krävas inför och efter det att de direkta militära operationerna har
kommit till sitt slut. Då kommer det att krävas en bred politisk process för att skapa förutsättningar för ett enat Libyen
för tiden efter Khaddafi. Utmaningarna så kommer näppeligen att vara mindre än utmaningarna nu."
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Apr 11, 2011: Comment in relation to meetings with EU foreign ministers, NATO
foreign ministers and representatives of the African Union:
"It is important that they are clear [on the point] that there is not future for
Qaddafi and his closest family in Libya['s political life]."16
The reality that swims into focus here appears to be that Swedish Foreign Minister
Carl Bildt was a political driving force for regime-change also in an international
context.
Who does this guy work for - Swedish tax-payers or a cabal of foreign financial
oligarchs?
Apr 30, 2011: More Carl Bildt:
"The Libyan operation with the pressure exerted on Qaddafi must of course
continue until he is gone."17
If the prosecution is looking to identify the main culprit responsible for dragging
Sweden into this illegal war, their best suspect may be Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
Mar 30, 2011: Carl Bildt on the depth of his personal involvement:
"Friday Morning the parliament will decide on the Libya-operation and as
the minister responsible for the proposition I will of course be there to be
part of that debate."18
Regarding the question of admissibility
Regarding the question of admissibility, raised by your office in a telephone
conversation, here is our response:
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http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/med-libyen-i-centrum/, 2011-12-07: "Det är viktigt att de är tydliga med
att det inte finns någon framtid för Khaddafi och hans närmaste familj i Libyens politik."
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http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2011/04/ , 2011-12-07: "Libyen-insatsen med trycket på Khaddafi måste självfallet
fortsätta intill dess att han kommer bort."
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http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/snabb-ambassadinvigning/, 2011-12-07: "På fredag morgon skall
riksdagen ta ställning till Libyen-insatsen, och som statsråd ansvarig för propositionen kommer jag självfallet att
vara på plats för att delta i den debatten"
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Who paid for the war?
We did.
This is the fact, albeit no one in the government and parliament asked us before they
joined in the seven month NATO-directed crime spree in North Africa - and doing
so in our name.
This means that the prosecution not only has to start this investigation because it is
of tremendous public interest. It also has to do it since most of the individuals
making this report are taxpayers to the state of Sweden and thus unwitting
parties/stake-holders to the reported war crimes by the actions of the government,
parliament and armed forces of Sweden - as apparently initiated by Foreign Minister
Carl Bildt under the aegis of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Regardless of the prosecution's decision to initiate an investigation (or not), we
expect a detailed written deliberation on all the points above as well as the question
of admissibility and the prosecution's view on the relationship (and the reason for
this relationship) between the individuals calling for this investigation and the state
of Sweden.
December 9, 2011
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