U.S. Throws It's Weight Around in Jordan
The United States is firmly opposed to the U.N.-backed court, which became the world's first permanent global war crimes court in 2002, arguing that it would be abused for politically motivated cases against American troops and citizens.
Lawmakers said the law requires Jordan to refuse to hand over to the court persons accused of war crimes if they are U.S. nationals or non-nationals working for the U.S. government.
If the U.S. was playing by the book, we would have no real fears about our client-state Jordan acting against our national interest.
"We are acting to head off any politically motivated prosecutions of Americans" is the refrain we have heard in other cases of this type of coercion (ask Belgium).
"The United States has other issues as well with the International Criminal Court."
If this were true, we could have encouraged Jordan not to hand anyone over to the ICC.
"We didn't pressure the Jordanian parliament."
Bullshit. If you believe that, I have some buildings cut into a sheer rock wall in that country to sell you.
But I will let some people on the ground in Amman speak to that last objection:
Jordanian politicians said ratifying the accord was crucial to maintaining $333 million in U.S. military and economic aid.
posted by Effwit at 11:55 AM
6 Comments:
Nothing like a little blackmail to grease the skids. Clearly, the U.S. is scared shitless about this international criminal court. And while they may fear "politically-motivated" resprisals, I suspect there's actually more fear that they'll be called on the carpet for breaking international laws and accords.
Geneva Conventions, anyone?
Drew L:
It really makes us look like chickenshits.
We can dish out rules and regulations and expect everyone except us to tow the line.
Kinda like how the laws in our country are bent to the demands of the rich, i.e. often only enforced on those lacking resources.
Or a President who follows neither international laws and agreements nor domestic ones. He's above the law and, apparently, above any court that would hold him accountable.
Is it any wonder that people the world over hate his guts? I don't blame them. He's an embarassment to this country on so many levels.
W is above the law like any enterprizing career criminal - above the law until the day he's nabbed and tagged.
Look at Kissinger, he has to sneak around the world and avoid taking dumps in a growing list of countries where he fears arrest.
Cheney's thin-walled ticker is gonna take care of him faster than you can spell Lesbo Daddy.
Rumsfeld's osteoporosis and a tidy slip on a patch of Washington, D.C. ice will embolize his granny's azz...but W and Cunny - those two wierdos have quite some years ahead to cower about like the international war criminals they long ago became.
Drew L:
That's what makes anyone who supports Bush really suspect in my eyes.
Anon:
Another who understands the Karmic Wheel.
Excellent.
The youngish villains will indeed have to endure suffering for the rest of their days, it being one of the four noble truths, after all.
They should talk to Robert MacNamara about what they can expect (if they are lucky).
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