ICC seen as 'forum' for hits on U.S., allies

Washington Times ^ | 5/18/04 | David R. Sands

[kattracks]

The French lawyer helping to represent Saddam Hussein plans to sue the British government for war crimes before the International Criminal Court (ICC), one of a growing number of appeals to the new world court to try U.S. and British soldiers and officials over the war in Iraq.

[CHUCKfromCAL]

And just think, our tax dollars go to the UN and in turn fund this nonsense.

It boggles the mind how idiotic our congress is to keep funding the UN.

[B4Ranch]

Remember these statements by President George Herbert Walker Bush ?

"[The war in Iraq is] a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times...a new world order can emerge."

"My vision of a 'new world order' foresees United Nations with a revitalized peacekeeping function."

"It is the sacred principles enshrined in the UN Charter to which we will henceforth pledge our allegiance."

His son, the Republican Texas rancher, feels the same way!

[lentulusgracchus]

John Washburn serves as a coordinator for the New York-based American NGO Coalition for the ICC, an umbrella group for human rights, legal and religious organizations that support U.S. membership in the court.

He said the court's founding statutes call for it to intervene only in cases where the government involved proves itself unwilling or incapable of investigating the abuses itself. That is obviously not the case with Britain or the United States, both of which have launched investigations into the prisoner abuse charges. (Emphasis added.)

So that explains why the ICC is being promptly cranked up against Prime Minister Blair and Mr. Hoon.

John Washburn obviously believes his own double-talking propaganda. Kudos for George Bush, for driving a stake through this International Leftist piece of garbage.

[lentulusgracchus]

Iraq's new governing council has also not ratified the ICC treaty, which means the court has no direct jurisdiction over U.S. military and civilian personnel now in Iraq.

Here's a newsflash: The Iraqis aren't going to ratify it, either, not as long as they want U.S. troops to stick around. Otherwise, they can negotiate their future with Saddam's werewolves.

Meanwhile, the ICC won't have any jurisdiction over U.S. personnel in-country, either direct or indirect, real or imaginary.