War Crimes - Bush/PNAC prepared for them from day 1

[Jester_11218]

From the day the Bush/PNAC bunch took over they began a relentless effort to remove the US from virtually all global treaties and agreements.

They tried to prevent the creation of the International Criminal Court and when they failed to do so they convinced dozens of nations around the world to exept us from the provisions of that body.

Why? Why would they do that? What were they scared of? Is this how a nation acts if it intends on obeying the rule of law. The US should have been the first nation to sign (Clinton signed, Bush removed the signiture).

I wrote a piece about this:
http://tvnewslies.org/html/not_accountable.html

I think the record speaks for itself. I with the media would start doing their job!
Peace,
Jesse

[stopthegop]

1. Clinton signed the court treaty on the way out..

he knew the Senate would never ratify it...won't happen anytime soon...

[Jester_11218]

2. Why?

Why wouldn't they radify this? What possible excuse could the moral leader of the world have to not signing this?

[stopthegop]

3. because the US doesn't trust some countries

to not use it as a method of hammering the US...think ..oh..Syria...Iran...Cuba...
not an unreasonable position....why subject yourself to the judgement of North Korea?

[Jester_11218]

5. You would think...

You would think that they would create some reasonable guidelines that would prevent abuse of the system. After all they are starting from scratch creating a new body. They may as well do it right.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Well

It took the Senate 40 years to ratify the Genocide convention, so what makes you think they'd be willing to ratify the ICC?

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Yep, on the last possible day

He took the easy way out...The Clinton admin. worked very hard against the Rome Statute during the drafting progress as well.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Executive Order 13303

no mention?

http://www.earthrights.org/news/eo13303.shtml
http://www.whistleblower.org/uploads/press%20release%208.14.03.pdf

Keep up the good work, Jess!

[Jester_11218]

8. Ooo

I have to add that to my site!
Thanks!
Jesse

[BlueEyedSon]

9. You're welcome!

Got this tidbit from the Randi Rhodes Show on AAR last week.

:)

[veracity]

10. the public has no clue

People I speak to never even heard of the ICC, never mind the treaty withdrawal. And I'm talking about relatively well informed adults. The media has totally ignored this....and the Kerry campaign has not brought out issues such as this...which are damning and could change minds.