Naleteo sam na par neverovatnih činjenica, ustvari poređenja ...
U situaciji kojoj se čitav međunarodni poredak ubrzano raspada zato što je najjača zemlja na svetu počela i da otvoreno da radi što god hoće jer joj niko ne može ništa, poslednji primer je piratsko otimanje stranog broda u međunarodnim vodama od strane SAD. Neko je upravo primetio da jedino Huti napadom na brodove poštuju međunarodne zakone. U ovom slučaju zakon o sprečavanju genocida naređuje da svaka zemlja učini šta god može da to spreči. Huti kažu da rade upravo to, po ne malu cenu u sopstvenim životima.
Ili druga veza. Možda znate za uzbunu koju je izazvalo hladnokrvo ubistvo brodlomaca od strane SAD. U takođe nelegalnoj akciji direktnog ubijanja osumnjičenih za krijučarenje droge, njima je oduzeto pravo ne samo na suđenje, nego i da se bar zna na čemu su zasnovane optužbe i koliko su čvrsti dokazi. Novi pravni sistem je izgleda da se osumnjičeni ubijaju na licu mesta. Liči mi na strip o Sudiji Dredd-u:
In the future one man is The Law
Ali nije tih 87 ubistava (do sada) ono što je uzbunilo duhove. Nego što su posle pogotka dvojica u čamcu ostala živa držeći se za ostatke čamca. Onda je neki Američki general - posle čak 45 minuta - izdao naređenje da se brodolomci u hladnokrvno ubiju, zato što je valjda Hegset, ili Tramp, rekao da ih treba "ubiti SVE". Što je valjda jedno od najosnovnih i najstarijih zabrana u pomorskom ratovanju. Kad se neprijatelj preda ili više ne predstavlja opasnost, mora mu se spasiti život. Bilo je i saslušanje u Kongresu. Naravno, nikom ništa. Ali evo šta kaže naš poznanik AI o toj temi iz vremena drugog svetskog rata:
The famous case involves German U-boat Captain
Werner Hartenstein, commander of U-156, who sank the British liner Laconia in 1942 but then
tried to rescue over 1,500 survivors (mostly Italian POWs), flying a Red Cross flag before being forced to abandon rescue due to Allied air attacks, leading to the "Laconia Order" forbidding rescues and resulting in Hartenstein's death later in the war. Another notable case is Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, who was convicted and executed for machine-gunning survivors from the Greek ship Peleus in 1944, acting independently under controversial orders.
Werner Hartenstein (Laconia Incident, 1942)
- Action: Torpedoed and sank the Laconia, but upon discovering many Italian POWs among the passengers, initiated rescue efforts, taking survivors onto his U-boat and broadcasting distress calls.
- Interruption: U.S. bombers attacked, forcing Hartenstein to release survivors and flee, leading to immense loss of life.
- Outcome: The incident prompted Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz to issue the "Laconia Order," forbidding U-boat commanders from rescuing survivors, a controversial order leading to later war crime trials. Hartenstein died in action in March 1943.
Heinz-Wilhelm Eck (Peleus Incident, 1944)
Action:
Sunk the Greek freighter Peleus and then machine-gunned survivors in the water, claiming he was following orders.
Trial:
Tried after the war, he admitted his actions but denied acting under orders, claiming personal initiative.
Outcome:
Convicted by a British military tribunal and executed in 1945, highlighting the ambiguous and often brutal nature of submarine warfare and its aftermath.
These cases are significant because they illustrate the conflict between the traditional laws of the sea (
rescue obligations) and the ruthless realities of unrestricted submarine warfare, culminating in the infamous Laconia Order and post-war prosecutions.
Ovo čisto da steknete pravi utisak gde smo danas.
