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Barack Obama may subject US troops to International Criminal Court
Telegraph.co.uk. ^ | 3/6/09 | Gerald Warner

Posted on 03/06/2009 12:28:40 PM PST by classical artist

They are feeling good just now at The Hague, as the judges and pen-pushers of the International Criminal Court (ICC) adjourn to smart restaurants to celebrate the latest gesture-politics flexing of their muscles by issuing an arrest warrant for Omar al Bashir, the President of Sudan. They are feeling less good in Darfur, from which 10 international aid agencies were expelled in retaliation within four hours of the ICC initiative, cutting food supplies and closing clinics. One man's ego trip is another man's starvation.

But the people who should be feeling really nervous about this development are the citizens of the United States and more especially their armed forces. The signs are that the grandstanding Barack Obama is preparing to subject the United States to the jurisdiction of the ICC. In May, 2002 President Bush withdrew the United States from the Rome Statute which established the ICC. With America heading into global conflict, he had no wish to see US troops arraigned for alleged war crimes before a kangaroo court.

That was a wise decision and probably required in terms of the US Constitution. Already, however, the Obama administration is sending out very different messages. America helped defeat a proposal that the warrant for Bashir should be suspended for 12 months - which would

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: bho44; first100days; military; obama; obamatruthfile; scotus
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To: classical artist

No one should deploy to combat if he is subject to ICC.


21 posted on 03/06/2009 12:44:12 PM PST by marron
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To: classical artist

There isnt any doubt in my mind that he will do this.

The man is either insane or attempting to destroy America, and I dont think he is insane.


22 posted on 03/06/2009 12:45:01 PM PST by Venturer
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To: classical artist

I hate to say this, but, if I were back in uniform, I would feel under no obligation to obey the orders of this Anti-American P.O.S. whom is hell-bent on surrendering our sovreignty. My oath was to uphold the Constitution. It still stands.


23 posted on 03/06/2009 12:46:17 PM PST by Dionysius (Jingoism is no vice in these troubled times.)
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To: classical artist

“The Divine One” seems hell bent upon precipitating shooting in our streets. It is becoming increasingly obvious that this clown is a real danger to the Republic. He is an economic disaster, a political disaster and a social disaster.


24 posted on 03/06/2009 12:47:12 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Venturer

He could be both.


25 posted on 03/06/2009 12:49:30 PM PST by classical artist
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To: classical artist

He’s itching for a military coup.


26 posted on 03/06/2009 12:52:15 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: skeeter

If anything would actually cause a another US civil war this would be it.


27 posted on 03/06/2009 12:52:27 PM PST by Dallas59 ("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
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To: Dionysius
I hate to say this, but, if I were back in uniform, I would feel under no obligation to obey the orders of this Anti-American P.O.S. whom is hell-bent on surrendering our sovreignty. My oath was to uphold the Constitution. It still stands.

I couldn't agree with you more. It is time for the Supreme Court to decide if this POS is really the Commander in Chief or as I suspect, a Usurper.

28 posted on 03/06/2009 12:53:28 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (FUBO Kenyan Usurper - "Don't Tread On Me!!!")
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To: Dallas59

IMO rebellion against such an act would be entirely justified.


29 posted on 03/06/2009 12:53:51 PM PST by skeeter
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To: classical artist

If American troops commit a crime shouldn’t they come and arrest the Commander in Chief?


30 posted on 03/06/2009 12:56:33 PM PST by DManA (And he was brazenly inviting his listeners to get on Democratic committee Web sites, to say nice thi)
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To: skeeter
Fortunately he won't play long. King Charles I of England discovered you can screw with the troops only so long, and that situation, BTW, is in this country's history!

It's very easy to understand this reference by identifying Lord Digby with Rahm Emanuel ~ they're both pretty much the same in personality type, but also in mistaken beliefs about "the other side", or which way to flee!

31 posted on 03/06/2009 12:56:53 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Venturer

He’s neither. On the other hand he’s clearly quite sociopathic ~ probably made that way by his mother and stepfather.


32 posted on 03/06/2009 12:58:31 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: The Sons of Liberty
SCOTUS was paid long ago with few pieces of silver.
They EAGERLY sold out the US Constitution, ex parte.


33 posted on 03/06/2009 12:59:16 PM PST by Diogenesis ("All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities." - Dune)
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To: muawiyah

Digby Jones?


34 posted on 03/06/2009 1:00:31 PM PST by skeeter
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To: muawiyah

George Digby. Never mind!


35 posted on 03/06/2009 1:03:38 PM PST by skeeter
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To: classical artist
signs are that the grandstanding Barack Obama is preparing to subject the United States to the jurisdiction of the ICC.

This would have severe unintended consequences.

36 posted on 03/06/2009 1:05:26 PM PST by Centurion2000 (01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
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To: classical artist
Obama and his administration is the new England - looks like a patriot fight is coming ....

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37 posted on 03/06/2009 1:14:52 PM PST by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: classical artist
The ICC is has frightening implications for our military as well as for all of us as citizens of the USA.

Here's one for you. ICC = No protection from ex post facto laws or habeus corpus. No Bill of Rights protections like due process, no self-incrimination, double jeopardy or rights against search and seizure.

ICC's Marshal shows up to accused individual's home. "We're here to search for evidence. No warrant needed."

38 posted on 03/06/2009 1:15:02 PM PST by Centurion2000 (01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
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To: allmost
He hates this country's military IMO.

Even more so than the Klintoons, which decimated the military and gave them the middle finger.
39 posted on 03/06/2009 1:15:17 PM PST by Cheerio (Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: prismsinc

Dam straight! This sh!t woulfd be illegal as hello.


40 posted on 03/06/2009 1:18:04 PM PST by devistate one four (Impatiently waiting for the next tea party! Tet '68)
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