Persecute dem evil doers

A quote from
this news story:

Bush advised Iraqi officers and soldiers to disobey any orders to use weapons of mass destruction in a conflict.
"If you choose to do so, when Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal."

I'm sure he meant "prosecuted" & not "persecuted." I'm sooo sure.

This whole Iraqi war crimes issue is a hard one for me to parse. I found a site which appears to be unbiased - The Crimes of War Project. It discusses the issue in detail and without a bunch of legalese.