Letter: U.S. Withdrawal from ICC

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[jgrubbs]

Letter: U.S. Withdrawal from ICC

NewsMax.com
Monday May 6, 2002

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
WASHINGTON

Dear Mr. Secretary-General:

This is to inform you, in connection with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted on July 17, 1998, that the United States does not intend to become a party to the treaty. Accordingly, the United States has no legal obligations arising from its signature on December 31, 2000. The United States requests that its intention not to become a party, as expressed in this letter, be reflected in the depositary's status lists relating to this treaty.

Sincerely,

John R. Bolton

The Honorable
Kofi Annan
Secretary General of the United Nations
The United Nations
New York

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ORIGINAL LETTER

[StriperSniper]

That's some mighty fancy letterhead at the State Dept.

Does that not seem odd?

[contessa machiaveli]

this is why we elected george w. bush.

[max_rpf]

It is odd... Also, the date seems stamped on. The United States has very
rigid standards for diplomatic correspondance. Last I knew (1996) you were
still required to use a daisy wheel printer for official diplomatic correspondance.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Here's some more info on John R. Bolton
This looks like it's just the fist step in the process. Great news.

[anniegetyourgun]

SQUEEZE HERE.

[max_rpf]

It does show contempt... :)

[Magnum44]

Sounds excellent. I can not believe there is not an editoral to go along with the release of the letter. The lib pres must be so dumbfounded they cant find words.

We don't need to get out of the UN, just neuter it and put all the whining, anti-western culture, "give us a handout while we bomb and protest against you", third world nations back on a short leash.

[P8riot]

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Dear Mr. Secretary-General:

This is to inform you, in connection with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court adopted on July 17, 1998, that the United States does not intend to become a party to the treaty. Accordingly, the United States has no legal obligations arising from its signature on December 31, 2000. The United States requests that its intention not to become a party, as expressed in this letter, be reflected in the depositary's status lists relating to this treaty.

Sincerely,

John R. Bolton

[Grampa Dave]

Looks like your typical Adobe file on stuff like this. Cheap to do and looks cheap when you print it out!

This could be a real slap in the face to coffee anan!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the good news ping!

[lds23]

Nicely done and well said.

[rightwing2]

This is just one more victory to chalk up for the conservative "unilateralist" Rumsfeld led faction of the Bush Adminstration against the liberal globalist Powell faction! Now, Bush needs to follow this up by firing Powell and appointing Rummy as the Acting Secretary of State until a suitably conservative replacement for Powell can be found! Bolton would do a fine job I should think. We could put Powell-protege Richard Armitage in a lower ranking less policy sensitive position. Once Bolton became Secretary of State, he could demote all the other Powell appointees which were mostly career diplomats, who tend to be more liberal and Communist dictator/terrorist appeasing, rather than political appointees. Powell has led Bush to make some very bad foreign policy decisions. Firing his butt would do wonders for US foreign policy except for Iraq where the Rummy war faction has got it 100% wrong in pushing for yet another US invasion of that hapless country.

MR. PRESIDENT, WE CONSERVATIVES HEREBY REQUEST, NAY DEMAND THAT YOU FIRE COLIN POWELL FOR POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS UNBECOMING AN AMERICAN POLICYMAKER AND APPOINT JOHN BOLTON TO REPLACE HIM AS YOUR SECRETARY OF STATE!!!

[conserve-it]

FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS.

[Angelique]

Thanks Tonk. There are several threads re: this issue. The funniest news from one poster was the "fact" that we never signed.

[smith288]

...100% wrong in pushing for yet another US invasion of that hapless country.

Why is the country hapless I ask??? The correct answer is the government....

[Victoria Delsoul]

BUMP!

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, Tonk!

WE NEED A KOFI BREAK!
DUMP THE U.N. NOW ! !

[Procyon]

In government correspondence the date is always rubber-stamped on after it's been signed. No signature, no date.

And who's complaining about the cheap letterhead? What does the U.N. deserve? Gilt edge?