Iran Publishes List of 26 U.S. Officials To Be Tried in Absentia

July 7, 2011

Iran Publishes List of 26 U.S. Officials To Be Tried in Absentia


Iran has published a list of 26 U.S. officials whom it intends to try in absentia for what it calls their crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the Majlis has announced that Iran means to revoke all agreements and contracts with countries or private companies that have any economic ties with these 26 individuals. Following is the list, in the original English as published by the Iranian news agency Fars:[1]

"1. Former FBI Chief Director Thomas J. Pickard, for human rights violations, including his involvement in the 1993 siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and the death of over 80 of the cult's followers. He is also wanted for human rights violations during his tenure as the CIA station chief in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2003.

"2. Former commander of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Geoffrey D. Miller, who was the commander [of this prison] between 2002 and 2007, and has been charged with the torture of inmates.

"3. Current Guantanamo commander Rear Admiral Jeffery [sic] Harbeson, for human rights violations at the detention center since 2010.

"4. USS Vincennes Captain Will Rogers III, for the killing of 290 Iranian civilians onboard Iran Air Flight 655, which was shot down by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988.

"5. Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who served in this post from 1975 to 1977 and from 2001 to 2006, for the killing of thousands of civilians in the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is also charged with [involvement in] human rights violations and torture at two notorious prisons, Abu Ghraib in Iraq and Bagram in Afghanistan

"6. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq from May 2003 to June 2004.

"7. General Tommy Franks, who led the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

"8. Commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq Raymond Odierno, for his major role in the massive violation of human rights in Iraq

"9. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of the U.S. troops in charge of torturing prisoners in Abu Ghraib, for human rights violations and for his role in U.S. state-sponsored terrorism.

"10. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz for his role in the crimes committed against the Afghan and Iraqi people

"11. Gen. John McKean, former U.S. Deputy Chief of Staff, for his role in massacring civilians, torturing prisoners in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, and violating human rights in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"12. The United States' first administrator in Iraq in 2003, charged with human rights violations and the massacre of civilians in Iraq

"13. U.S. Defense Department official Richard Pearl [sic], for his role in planning the military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the crimes committed by the U.S. troops in these two war-torn states.

"14. Richard A. Cody, Deputy Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 2003, for complicity in the massacre of civilians, torture of prisoners in Abu-Ghraib and Guantanamo, and violation of human rights in Iraq and Afghanistan

"15. Gen. James Mathews [sic], commander of the U.S. operations in Iraq, for his role in the 2003 massacre of civilians in Fallujah, Iraq, and his involvement in crimes against humanity.

"16. Gen. George Casey, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2007, for his complicity in the massacre of the civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, the raiding and occupation of the Iranian consulate in the city of Erbil in northern Iraq, and the illegal arrest, abduction and torturing of five Iranian diplomats for over 2.5 years.

"17. Gen. David Petraeus, former commander of the U.S. troops in Iraq and commander of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, for massive violation of human rights, massacre of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as complicity in drug-trafficking.

"18. Gen. Janis Karbinsky [sic], former commander of Abu-Ghraib prison and former officer responsible for U.S. prisons in Iraq, for torturing prisoners and massive violation of human rights in Iraq.

"19. Gen. Steve Casbon [sic], Abu-Ghraib Prison official, for torturing prisoners and massive violation of human rights in Iraq.

"20. Gen. Stanley McCrystal [sic], commander of the U.S. troops in Afghanistan, for massacre of civilians, torture of prisoners in Bagram, violation of human rights and complicity in drug-trafficking.

"21. Gen. Jack Bridgez [sic], Commander of the U.S. Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, for his role in providing logistic backup and training for the anti-Iranian terrorist group Jundollah, and for supporting terrorism, massacring civilians, and [committing] massive human rights violations in Afghanistan.

"22. Luis [sic] Freeh, former CIA Chief, for human rights violations, and complicity in the torture of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"23. Robert Muller [sic], former CIA Chief, for human rights violations, and complicity in the torture of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"24. Gen. James Jones, former national security advisor to the U.S. president, for his support of terrorism, especially the anti-Iranian terrorist organization Mojahedin-e Khalq (MKO), and for aiding terrorist groups in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"25. Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, former chief of staff of the U.S. Army in 2007, for his role in the massacre of civilians, torture of prisoners in Guantanamo and Bagram, and human rights violations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

"26. Stuart A. Levey, the incumbent and first Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence in the United States Treasury Department, for his role in the violating human rights by imposing illegal sanctions on the Iranian people."


Endnote:

[1] Fars (Iran), July 6, 2011. The original English has been lightly edited for clarity.


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