We Need to Really Thank George Bush for This Effort!

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Reprinted from NewsMax.com

We Need to Really Thank George Bush for This Effort!

Neal Boortz
Tuesday, July 2, 2002

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Another anniversary to be celebrated in the future for July 1. This day marked the beginning of the International Criminal Court. This U.N.-sponsored court is described as a court to "prosecute war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity."

Clinton loved this thing. He signed the treaty. Signing the treaty wasn't enough to subject the United States to the jurisdiction of this court – Senate ratification was still needed. But Clinton's signature gave the ICC legitimacy. President Bush undid that damage – or part of it – by removing the U.S. signature from this hideous document.

Now Bush is going even further. He is stating that it is the position of the United States that neither our private citizens nor our military nor our elected officials are subject to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

He's even going further than that! He has instructed our delegation to the United Nations to veto the extension of any U.N. peacekeeping missions. Yesterday the U.S. vetoed the extension of the Bosnia peacekeeping mission.

Bush's position is that the U.S. will not participate in any further U.N. peacekeeping missions unless and until American troops participating in those missions are officially recognized as being exempt from any actions that may be brought before the ICC.

It's very simple. President Bush is putting the interests of American citizens and our men and women in uniform – and American sovereignty – above the sting of world opinion.

Here's an example. Have you ever heard of the United Nations Genocide Treaty? The full name is Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. It was adopted by the U.N. in 1948.

I have provided a link here to the Genocide Treaty so that you will know I am not trying to put one over on you. Go read for yourself: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/p_genoci.htm

Now, everyone would probably agree that genocide is a crime, right? Genocide is almost certainly a violation of human rights, right? We would all expect that crimes of genocide would be tried before this nifty new World Criminal Court … right?

Look at the treaty. I want you to pay particular attention to Article 2, which defines the crime of genocide, and Article 4, which tells you who may be punished for the crime of genocide.

Article 2

In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
(a) Killing members of the group;

(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;

(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Article 4

Persons committing genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in article III shall be punished, whether they are constitutionally responsible rulers, public officials or private individuals.

Now ... in this wonderful world of political correctness which we inhabit today, can you imagine all of the acts that might be considered to be an act of genocide?

Let's consider a few examples. Remember, the United Nations is NOT our friend. U.N. operatives and certain member nations would absolutely LOVE to be able to drag American elected officials, military personnel and private citizens before this World Kangaroo Court to answer charges of genocide.

Example A. An American B-52 accidentally drops a 2,000-pound bomb on an Afghan wedding party, killing about 40 people. A leftist anti-American "human rights" group says that the bombing was an attempt to "destroy part of a national group." They want the B-52 pilots tried before the World Court.

Example B. A nationally syndicated radio talk show host sings the song "Allah loves the little children" on the radio and prints it on his Web page. A "human rights" group says that the singing of this song by this individual (see Article 4) was intended to and did indeed cause severe mental harm (See Article 2(b)) to certain devout Muslims. They want the talk show host tried before the World Court for the crime of genocide.

Enough. I've delivered the knockout punch. End of argument. Even you leftist, hate-America bedwetters out there know that I've nailed this one.

The Genocide Treaty is just one of hundreds of international treaties that could be used to drag hated, evil Americans, politicians and soldiers before this U.N.-sponsored court.

Why are so many people upset with Bush's position on this? Easy! Because this ICC could be the one instrument that could bring the United States down to size … knock us off our high horse, so to speak. This was the way to teach those haughty Americans a lesson!

Thank you, President Bush, for fighting this monstrosity! Let's pause and give thanks that Al Gore or some other Democrat is not running the show on this one.

Yesterday in History – Withholding, 1943

I missed this hideous anniversary yesterday, July 1. But, better late than never.

July 1, 1943, was the day the modern era of income tax withholding began. The politicians told the American people that the withholding program would only last until the end of World War II. After the war we would go back to the tried-and-true system of Americans figuring out how much tax they owed at the end of every year and writing a check.

So … 59 years ago Americans stopped knowing how much they earned. They started knowing what they "took home."

Fifty-nine years ago Americans stopped knowing how much they paid in federal income taxes, they only knew how much they were "getting back."

The withholding system has been the magic enabler that has allowed politicians to raise taxes and spending year after year after year without any repercussions from the electorate. When the final history of the destruction of freedom is written, July 1, 1943, will be a much-lamented date.

Civil Fraud Charges

That's it? The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed CIVIL fraud charges against WorldCom? Civil? Small fines? No jail time? Please tell me that this isn't the end of the story. Civil fraud charges while WorldCom employees are trying to rebuild their financial lives? Civil fraud charges while WorldCom executives run to their Florida bankruptcy haven?

Wouldn't you just love to be a Democrat running for office while a Republican administration lets these crooks skate with civil penalties?

Pinstripes for Prison Stripes!!!

These WorldCom executives belong in JAIL! And when they get out, they shouldn't have a pot to pee in.

Come on, Justice Department. Let's get it done!

The House That WorldCom Built – and Florida Law Protects!

Take a look at this house: http://www.boortz.com/worldcomhouse.jpg

Nice house, isn't it? It's currently under construction in Boca Raton, Fla. All you WorldCom employees who have lost your jobs, all you WorldCom investors who have lost your shirts – do you want to know whose house this is?

It belongs to Scott Sullivan! Yup, the same Scott Sullivan who was the chief financial officer of WorldCom. The same Scott Sullivan who was fired when the financial irregularities were discovered.

This house is in Florida. This means that Scott Sullivan will probably be able to keep it. Florida is a HUGE bankruptcy haven. I wonder where WorldCom employees and investors who lost their shirts are going to live?

An Airport Screener Comes Through!

I'm all too ready to congratulate the airport security screeners when they actually do something worthwhile. So … here we go. A screener at the Miami airport thought he smelled demon alcohol on the breath of two America West airline pilots. He informed authorities.

By the time the Miami-Dade police reached airport officials the America West flight was already taxiing for takeoff. The plane was called back and the pilots were given breath tests. The pilot registered .091. The co-pilot registered .084. Legally drunk. The Florida limit is .08. The FAA limit is .04.

Frankly, I think that the state level should be .04 … but that would be a tough sell in our booze-oriented society. The FAA has it right on this one.

America West passengers are understandably outraged. We'll never know if tragedy was averted. If this flight had proceeded normally, with George doing most of the flying, things probably would have been just fine. But these characters might not have been able to handle a departure emergency. Credit one to the screeners.

Why Does Al Gore Sound So Shallow – and So Stupid?

You heard about that speech over the weekend, didn't you? He's campaigning hard. He wants that Democratic nomination in 2004. He wants to step forward and prove that he can carry Tennessee and the electoral majority.

Saturday night Gore tells an audience of myrmidons that there is no difference between the Bush economic and tax plan and the Enron financial statement. Now, anyone who has the intelligence to read a bank statement and balance a checkbook can easily tell you the stark differences between the Bush tax plan and the Enron financial statement. So why would Gore say such an indefensible, shallow and stupid thing?

The answer to that question is really very simple when you think about it. Gore's weekend speech was simple-minded, shallow and stupid because he was trying to appeal to simple-minded, shallow and stupid people … or, in other words, core Democratic voters.

Just sit back and think. It all becomes very clear.

By the way …. PLEASE, GOD … let Al Gore be the Democratic nominee.

How Do People Like This Get Elected?

Did you hear about California Congresswoman Diane E. Watson? A Democrat, naturally. She contends that President Bush has "an IQ of 88."

The comment came at the annual conference of the extreme leftist organization Americans for Democratic Action. The ADA was presenting something called "The Liberal Agenda for a Secure Nation." At that meeting Watson said, "This president has an IQ of 88. That tells you something."

Watson is in her first term. She offers no data, source or evidence of her Bush IQ claim. She just likes to refer to him as "88."

The Washington Times reports that the likely source of Watson's "information" was a hoax perpetrated earlier this year. The story said that some organization that doesn't exist, called the Lovenstein Institute, had determined the IQs of several presidents, and that Bush came in at a 91.

Several newspapers picked up this "story" and ran it as actual news. Garry Trudeau used it in his Doonesbury strip. The London Guardian ran it as a news story. Trouble is, it was a complete hoax.

Evidently Diane Watson hasn't figured this out yet. No worries, though. She represents a minority district in Los Angeles where intelligence and accuracy don't count nearly so much as skin color. Do the people who elect idiots like this ever sit back and feel the slightest bit of embarrassment?

Ever Heard of This PC Policy?

I have been told a certain nationally known business (name withheld – for now) has a policy of prohibiting employees from driving cars worth more than $50,000 to work. Employees who drive such cars must park them somewhere off company property. The purpose? To avoid "offending" employees who can't afford expensive cars.

Has anyone heard of such nonsense at any places of business? Frankly, I'm surprised that there aren't some universities – Emory, for instance – that haven't already adopted such a policy for students!

Thanks, I'm Still One of the Only Ones out There …

… who thinks that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals made the right legal decision regarding the Pledge of Allegiance. I daresay that about 99.9 percent of the people who have damned me to everlasting hell for my stance on this DID NOT read the actual court ruling, though I made it available. So letters of support, like one I received today, are particularly appreciated.

Neal Boortz is the hugely popular nationally syndicated radio host.

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[PhiKapMom]

Thanks for posting this! About time we put our American citizens first! Will never forget those military members that were killed in Korea being sent back to this Country under the UN flag. My two Senators from Oklahoma said that they would do everything in their power to make sure that never happened again.

Looks like we took care of that by electing Pres Bush.

[Cultural Jihad]

Yes, thanks for posting the article!

[terilyn]

A great post bump for you!

[Miss Marple]

A "Yes he is better than Gore" bump!

[Republic]

Thanks for this post! I confess I didn't read the entire post-I was fortunate to hear and see President Bush respond to this on Fox News Cable.

I wanted to jump thru my TV set and HUG HIM!

He understands our constitution, he understands compassion, he understands being direct and not whimping out with evasive words, he doesn't lead by dependence popularity polls or casting blame and best of all, he understands that real change happens in the heart and encourages each of us to help bring this about with our neigbors. This is one GOOD MAN!

[Congressman Billybob]

Actually, I agree with Boortz that the Ninth Circuit panel decision on the Pledge of Allegiance was correct -- if and only if the Supreme Court cases it relies on are correct. In short, this constitutional garbage from the Ninth Circuit is only the tip of the trash pile.

It will probably be hypocritically overruled by the entire Ninth or by the Supremes, without touching any of the previous bad decisions by the SC that it relies on. That's why I propose an immediate and wide-ranging solution to the entire problem in my column for this week.

Congressman Billybob

Click for: "Stupid is as Stupid Does, Even Among Federal Judges."

[PhiKapMom]

And I will second that "Yes he is better than Gore bump!" A lot better as a matter of fact!

[caisson71]

The Klintoon signed another one of his "up yours" documents that betrayed Americans and America and the Democraps were right there with him.

[jwalsh07]

Nah, they're all alike, not a wits worth of difference between Bush and Al the trained seal.

[PhiKapMom]

Are you serious?

[Valin]

From today Mpls (red)Star Tribune. I must share the pain

The Hague / U.S. should stop undermining ICC



Published Jul 2, 2002
The senseless American effort to undermine and marginalize the International Criminal Court must come to an end. The U.S. case against the court is bogus on its face. The real problem is the Bush administration's wholesale rejection of multilateralism and its desire to curry favor with the extreme right of its political base.

The ICC now is a reality. It opened shop Monday in the Hague and will be up and running within a year. So far, 74 nations have ratified the treaty, including almost every democracy in the world except the United States. Soon, the member states will begin electing judges; a two-thirds vote is required, a powerful guard against getting jurists with political agendas. Meanwhile, a skeleton staff will keep track of complaints. Only war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, committed after July 1, come under the court's jurisdiction. As Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda and Cambodia amply demonstrate, the court fills a gaping hole in the evolving system of international justice and rule of law.

The United States has always allowed the Pentagon to drive American policy toward the court, and the Pentagon is paranoid that U.S. service people could be hauled before the court on some trumped-up charge. President Bill Clinton fought hard to tailor the Treaty of Rome creating the court to American concerns; ultimately he did sign the treaty.

But the Pentagon's worries dovetail nicely with President Bush's antipathy toward multilateralism. So earlier this year he took the unprecedented step of voiding Clinton's signature.

Even that was not enough, however. Now the United States is threatening to prevent an extension of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Bosnia, which mainly involves a police training program. The much larger NATO force in Bosnia is not formally a U.N. operation. The threat was prompted by the Security Council's refusal to provide a blanket exemption to the ICC's jurisdiction for all members of any U.N. peacekeeping force. The United States had sought the exemption, it said, for fear that American forces might face "politically motivated" prosecution by the court. If a compromise isn't found by Wednesday, the peacekeeping program might be forced to end.

The American fear is so much nonsense. All U.S. allies say so, and so does the treaty. It spells out the court's jurisdiction to take only the most serious crimes, and only then if the suspect's home country won't investigate.

So, for example, had the ICC existed when U.S. soldiers killed 504 civilians at My Lai, Vietnam, the case would not have made the ICC grade: Although clearly a war crime, the number of deaths was not large enough, nor part of a pattern; the killings were not carried out as U.S. policy, and the United States itself investigated the crime and prosecuted those responsible.

But say the court had existed when Iraq's Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. In that situation, the court would have had ample power to act, not only because of war crimes committed in Kuwait, but also because Saddam had previously used chemicals to wipe out an entire village of Kurds in northern Iraq. The court most definitely would have sworn out an international arrest warrant for Saddam. How much more legitimate and easier that would have made subsequent U.N. dealings with Iraq.

Eventually, active U.S. participation in the court is inevitable. Sooner or later, American officials will want the court to act against a future Saddam or Slobodan Milosevic. Over time, Americans also will come to see that the permanent court acts just as responsibly as the temporary one now hearing the case against Milosevic.

In the meantime, though, U.S. efforts to actively undermine the court give a cover to the world's Saddams and the rogue states they lead. It also weakens the court's legitimacy and encourages noncooperation with it.

As the Milosevic case demonstrates, bringing this kind of criminal to justice is expensive, time-consuming and just plain difficult. The aid of the world's most powerful nation, its premier democracy, is essential, and should be fulsome.



© Copyright 2002 Star Tribune. All rights reserved.

[poolplayer]

If the idiot that wrote this truly believes it, then he/she is, well, an idiot!
My suggestion is to park a 747 at LAX. Start filling it up with people like this. We could start here. Put him/her in first class, next to Tom Cruise.

[Valin]

I must share the pain :-)

[poolplayer]

It's a shame that they have gone beyond laughable. They are truly a major minority. I've been saying for a long time that the so-called "moral majority" has been too afraid to be vocal and active. We are at a point now where the decision makers are numerous enough to over-ride majority rule. Hell, the majority won't even get off their butts to vote.

[walden]

I read your proposed bill, and I think it's GREAT!!!

[jwalsh07]

About Al Gore being a trained seal? You bet I am.