Ngu-Elliott Adams, iWarIsACrime.org
Juni 6 weza futhi. I-D-day kwakudala futhi bengingahlosile ukwenza lutho ngayo. Kwangimangaza ukuhlukumezeka okungokomzwelo engangikuzwa, nokuthi ngangizizwa kanjani ngalolo suku esiswini sami. Ngabona ukuthi ngenkathi ngizalwa ngemuva kokuphela kwempi, iD-day kanye neMpi Yezwe II kwakuyingxenye yangempela futhi ephathekayo yobuntwana bami. Kwakuyingxenye yempilo yomndeni wami, impilo yothisha bami, eyabangani bami izimpilo zabazali. Kwakungewona amadoda amadala kuphela ayikhumbulayo, wonke umuntu omdala ebusheni bami wayenezindaba ezivela kuleyo mpi. Kwakungabanqikazi emakhoneni emigwaqo bethengisa amapensela futhi abantu abangizungezile basabhekene nayo. Kwakuyingxenye yempilo yami futhi kwaba nendima enkulu ekubhalisweni kwami eVietnam. Vele ngizwe lolu suku emathunjini ami. Kungani bengicabanga ukuthi bekungaba ngenye indlela?
Lezi zindaba zaziyingxenye yezwe engakhulela kulo; izindaba ze-D-day, zazo zonke izisebenzi eziphikisana nobunhloli unyaka wonke zithi ukuhlaselwa kokuqala kuzoba yiphunga, le-phantom 1st Army enamathangi wokukhohlisa, ingxoxo yomsakazo engamanga namatende angenalutho abukeka njengebutho elilindele ukuhlasela okuseduze, I-Omaha Beach, yase-Utah Beach. Ukufa, amaphutha ezempi, abakhubazekile, impumelelo, "ukutholakala" kwamakamu okuhlushwa, i-Battle of the Bulge, lezi zindaba zazibonakala futhi ziyingxenye yobuntwana bami. Eziningi zezindaba zashiwo ngemuva kokuba sengilele, ngesikhathi sokudla kwasekuseni kwakukhonjwe kubo ngokuthula ngabazali bami, nathi zingane satshelwa ukuthi singalokothi sibuze abantu abadala ngazo.
Manje liyini ifa le-WWII? Kubantu ababengizungezile ebusheni bami kwakungeyona i-D-day noma i-VE day noma i-VJ day. Lokho bekumane kuyizimpawu zokukhululeka, zenjabulo, ukuthi impi izophela. Impi ayizange ilwelwe ukunqoba impi nje. Cha, abantu abadala bentsha yami bebazi ukuthi kunodaba olukhulu - sikuvimba kanjani lokhu ukuthi kungaphinde kwenzeke? Ngokwazi kwabo, umhlaba wawungeke uphile ngenye impi yomhlaba, futhi wawungeke ukwazi ukukhokhela enye impi nhlobo. Ifa leMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba bekungumbuzo wokuthi siqinisekisa kanjani ukuthi uhlanya olulandelayo, umbuso olandelayo, isizwe esilandelayo asiyiqali enye impi.
Ama-Allies axoxe ngalokhu. UStalin wayekholelwa ukuthi kufanele sithathe abaholi abangamaNazi abaphilayo abayi-50,000 30 sibenze. Lokho kuzothumela umyalezo ocacile hhayi kuphela emakhanda ezwe, kepha nakubantu abenze lo msebenzi ukwenza ubudlova babo. UChurchill, okwakungathintwanga yena uqobo ngabantu abashonile abayizigidi ezingama-5,000 e-Eastern Front, wayecabanga ukuthi uStalin wayeqisa ngokweqile. UChurchill uphakamise ukuthi ukubulala abaholi abaphezulu abangama-XNUMX XNUMX bamaNazi bekungaba ukufa okwanele ukwenza labo abangase basekele izenzo zesizwe esinolaka bacabange kabili. UTruman wayecabanga ukuthi sidinga umthetho, nokuthi sidinga ukuthola ukuthi lezi zenzo zempi zingubugebengu nokuthi abantu bangalindela ukushushiswa ngenxa yabo. Kanjalo kwakhiwa Izinkantolo ZaseNuremberg. Izinkantolo zaseTokyo zilandele, kepha yiNuremberg eyabeka indinganiso futhi yasungula umthetho.
URobert H. Jackson, iJaji leNkantolo eNkulu yaseMelika othathe ikhefu enkantolo ukuze abe ngumakhi wezakhiwo ezinkulu zeNuremberg Tribunals, uthe ngo-Agasti 12, 1945 "Kumele sikubeke kucace kumaJalimane ukuthi akulona iphutha abaholi bawo abawele ecaleni akuyona ukuthi balahlekelwe yimpi, kodwa ukuthi bayiqale. Futhi akumelwe sizivumele ukuba sidonsele ekuvivinyweni kwezimbangela zempi, ngoba isikhundla sethu ukuthi azikho izikhalazo noma izinqubomgomo ezizovumela ukuguqukela empini enobudlova. Ilahliwe ngokuphelele futhi ilahlwa njengethuluzi lomgomo. ”Lokhu, hhayi iD-day, yilokhu abantu bobusha bami abakhuluma ngakho. Lokhu kwakuyifa eliyimpi, lokhu kwakuyinto ephezulu eyayenza umzamo wempi wonke ufanelekile ngenkathi.
Ngisanda kukhuluma namanye ama-Airmen aseMelika futhi ngathola ukuthi abazi ukuthi yiziphi izinkantolo zaseNuremberg, noma ngabe ngibagqugquzela ngemikhondo efana neWWII namacala. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi ngemuva kwalo lonke lelo gazi nokugeleza, ifa elihlala njalo, ukufingqwa kwalokho okwalwelwa i-WWII kulahlekile? Kulahlekelwe ngisho nakubantu bakithi begqoke iyunifomu.
Ukulungiselela izinkantolo amandla e-Allied adlulisa i-Nuremberg Charter. Lokhu kubeke inqubo yokuqulwa kwamacala nobugebengu obuzoshushiswa. Ngeke kube khona ukubulawa kwesifinyezo sokuphindisela. Inqubo esungulwe eyokulingwa okulungile futhi okuvulelekile lapho ummangalelwa ngamunye athathwa njengongenacala aze atholakale enecala ngaphandle kokungabaza, ngelungelo lokwethula ubufakazi bokuvikela. I-Nuremberg Charter yaqhubeka nokusungula ubugebengu obuzoshushiswa, ngakho-ke sinamagama esiwajwayele namuhla, njengamacala empi, ubugebengu obenziwa esintwini, kanye namacala okuthula.
Kwakuyinhloso yezinkantolo zaseNuremberg ukwenza ukuqala impi kube ngokungemthetho futhi kushushiswe, ngisho nokuhlela impi yobudlova kwakuyicala. Imithetho emisha esungulwe yiNuremberg ifingqiwe emiQondweni eyisikhombisa yaseNuremberg, phakathi kwayo ukuthi inkosi noma inhloko yezwe elibusayo ayikho ngaphezu komthetho, futhi ingavivinywa ngamacala empi, ubugebengu obenziwa kubantu kanye namacala okuphikisana nokuthula. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi babebhekwa ngaphezulu komthetho, noma ngokunembile babethathwa njengomthetho, ngakho-ke babengeke bashushiswe. Isimiso IV sithi uma ubamba iqhaza ebugebengwini bempi, awunakudedelwa ekubeni necala ngokumangalela ukuthi usanda kulandela imiyalo; ukube bewuyingxenye yecala lempi ungashushiswa. Lezi zimiso zombili zizodwa zishintshe ngokuphelele ithemba lezikhulu nabasebenza ezweni elinochuku futhi ngethemba lokuthi lizogcina abaholi abanobuqili ekuqaliseni izimpi nalabo abangaphansi kwabo ukuthi bangahambi nazo.
Ngesikhathi kuvulwa iziNkantolo zaseNuremberg ngoNovemba 10, u-1945, uRobert H. Jackson, Umshushisi oyi-US e-Tribunals, esekhefeni evela eNkantolo Ephakeme yase-US, uthe "Ilungelo lokuvula icala lokuqala emlandweni ngamacala aphikisana nokuthula umhlaba ubeka umthwalo omkhulu. Ububi esifuna ukubugxeka nokujezisa sibaliwe kakhulu, sibi kakhulu, futhi sibi kakhulu, kangangokuba impucuko ngeke ikubekezelele ukunganakwa kwabo, ngoba ngeke ikwazi ukuphinda iphindwe. Lezo zizwe ezine ezinkulu, ezihlaselwe ukunqoba futhi zagwazwa ukulimala zihlala ziziphindiseleli futhi zenze izitha zazo ezithunjiwe ekwahlulelweni komthetho kungenye yezinkantolo ezibaluleke kakhulu ezake zakhishwa yiSizathu. ”
Ukubuyela kuJuni 6th nokuthi kusho ukuthini, omakadebona nabantu engakhulela phakathi kwabo emthunzini weMpi Yesibili Yomhlaba abakhulumanga ngokunqoba enye impi, bakholelwa ukuthi umhlaba awusoze wasinda enye impi - bakhuluma ngeNuremberg, lokho kusho nethemba elethwe uNuremberg. Njengoba sikhumbula lolo suku, i-D-day, masingaboni ukuthi konke lokho kuphila kulahlekile, ngalokho abantu abaphila kuleyo mpi abakwenzile ukugcina isishayo sempi singaphinde sidle umhlaba wethu futhi. Yenza uJuni 6 usuku lwakho ukutadisha izinkantolo zaseNuremberg. Bheka uMqulu waseNuremberg (obizwa nangokuthi yiLondon Charter), iziNkantolo zaseNuremberg futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, yiNuremberg Principles. Kungaba okungalungile, cha bekungaba kubi kunokubi nje, ngathi ukuvumela ukulahleka kwezimpilo eziyizigidi ezingama-72, ubuhlungu, nokubhujiswa okwenziwe yiMpi Yezwe II kube yize ngokukhohlwa kwethu ngeNuremberg.
U-Elliot Adams uyilungu le-Veterans For Peace (VFP) elivela eNew York State kanye nomongameli owedlule weBhodi ye-National VFP.
