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US announces new sanctions on top ICC figures
yahoo ^ | August 18, 2026 | Tom Bateman

Posted on 08/18/2026 1:37:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against the president and a senior lawyer of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The move is the Trump administration's latest escalation in its campaign to "dismantle" the court which is empowered by more than 120 member countries to investigate war crimes.

Rubio said the US was sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal for engaging in the ICC's efforts to "prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction".

The ICC said it stands behind its staff and believes that measures such as those announced by Rubio "undermine the rule of law."

Rubio accused the court of being "a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate. We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty."

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1 posted on 08/18/2026 1:37:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

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2 posted on 08/18/2026 1:47:44 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. 🎤 Father of USAF pilot. ✈️ Aviation is in our DNA)
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To: BenLurkin

The International Cangaroo Court.


3 posted on 08/18/2026 1:51:59 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: BenLurkin; lightman; Navy Patriot

This “court” was originally started by a muslim to persecute Serbian patriots!!


4 posted on 08/18/2026 2:07:53 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Mark17
The court is based in The Hague, Netherlands. The Netherlands is the second largest food exporter to the US. Threaten to close that trade down, and the court will wither.
5 posted on 08/18/2026 2:22:01 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Fungi

Great idea!


6 posted on 08/18/2026 3:50:25 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: BenLurkin

Good. They over reached in trying to prosecute Americans. Return the favor and ring them up on charges.


7 posted on 08/18/2026 3:54:42 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: BenLurkin

Friends of Mandumby


8 posted on 08/18/2026 4:27:11 PM PDT by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT! ABM = anything but muslim )
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To: BenLurkin

Nobody worried much about the ICC until it started looking at war crimes committed by Israel and the United States.

Convenient.


9 posted on 08/18/2026 5:56:32 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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