[DoughtyOne]

If people think this court is going ot limit it's oversight to genocide or war crimes, they should think again. It won't take two seconds for Jessie Jackson or Quisi Enfume (sp?) to bring charges before it seeking reparations and the like. This court is going to be used in ways folks refused to acknowledge before it came into being.

[moodyskeptic]

I remember, during the presidential campaign, that this World Court was an issue that liberals were pushing for, fueled entirely by emotion. They actually believed that this kangaroo court would track down only characters that their silly liberal world view considered "bad". I offered that this new World Court could very well go after their pal Clinton for bombing Yugoslavia. Or it could go after, say, Colin Powell for his role in the Gulf War. Yes, military officers doing their jobs are subject to this court.

Clinton and Gore supported this travesty. Remember?

[End Times Sentinel]

It won't take two seconds for Jessie Jackson or Quisi Enfume (sp?) to bring charges before it seeking reparations and the like.

Exactly. If the farce of the International Conference on Racism they had in Durban is any indication, you can expect this in the near future. The current round of lawsuits against corporations is just a dress rehearsal.

If there’s a chance for money to be had for nothing, you can rest assured that Jessie Jackson and Kwambi Mufumbly-wumbly will come running.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[TheUglyAmerican]

If people think this court is going ot limit it's oversight to genocide or war crimes, they should think again.
ding ding ding! We have a winner, but it gets a bit trickier than that, you see... it depends on what your defintion of "Crimes Against Humanity" is.
from Tunga Ganbold one of the heads of the ICC's NGO the "Coalition for the ICC" - let's eavesdrop shall we?

[TheUglyAmerican]

heads up! Two weeks until they consider this crap a done deal, call Bush, Senators... tell them to retract ex-president Damian Thorne's signature

Dear Coalition members,
> > The Coalition is very happy to announce that we have just received a confirmation from the UN Treaty Office that a ratification event will be held at UN headquarters in New York on Thursday April 11th at 9:30 am in Conference Room 3. The four remaining ratifications are scheduled to be deposited at this event, and we anticipate that there will be more. Every country that ratifies during the event will be considered the 60th, in order to give each country equal credit in the achievement of the 60 ratifications necessary for the Rome Statute to enter into force. > > The countries that have confirmed their participation are Cambodia, Ireland, Jordan and Romania. Others that are likely to participate include Bosnia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Greece, Latvia, and Niger; there may be others. While we believe that these countries understand the advantages of participating in such a high profile event rather than depositing their instrument of ratification beforehand, we would appreciate the assistance of CICC members in reinforcing this if you are speaking with government officials about their ratification. In addition, if you are aware of other countries with the potential to complete the process and deposit by April 11th, it may make an important difference to communicate that they will be included among the 'first 60' if they participate in this event. > > At the same time we encourage you to get in touch with government officials in your country to try to ensure that other celebratory events, involving government officials and NGOs, will take place in capitals around the world on April 11th. We also encourage you to begin preparations for media outreach and educational events on this date. Our staff will send additional ideas shortly, with information about support you can expect from the Coalition Secretariat. > > Our heartfelt congratulations and thanks go out to every member of the NGO Coalition for the ICC. This is an enormous achievement that would not have been possible without your hard work and dedication. The Coalition Secretariat looks forward to celebrating with those of you who will be in New York at this time, and will be celebrating in spirit with those who will be in other parts of the world. > > William R. Pace