Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted angrily to the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling to investigate US war crimes, declaring the group “an unaccountable political institution masquerading as a legal body.”
Pompeo said it was reckless to even suggest an investigation after the Afghan peace deal was reached, and vowed the US would take “all necessary measures” to shield US personnel from the investigation.
This is roughly in line with US policy toward war crimes investigations, and in the past the US has threatened military action against the Netherlands, the host of the court, to shield American soldiers from charges.
The US intention is that Americans can’t even be conceivably investigated for their crimes. The US State Department is restricting visas for ICC officials to keep them from coming to the US during investigations.
Agree. No criminal courts. None. They are anyway political. Which means end all international courts, end bringing up cases in those courts, end all trials, and release any convicted persons. Those courts have anyway become the place where you drag Africans, or Serbs. They have been joke — in every sense of the word. No jurisprudence to rely on, no real agreed upon procedures, ad-hockery with political goals.
Pompeo, be principled. No courts for anyone. Wars are the supreme crime as all other crimes stem from it. But for as long as we the people do not do anything about it — reelect same morons that keep the warfare state going — what is the point to courts?
We are the people that will jump on any candidate that proposes spending money on health care or education, demanding he/she explain how will this be paid for! Sure, but as bombs are being dropped around the globe, missiles fired — is anybody asking how are they going to pay for it? Before you drop those bombs, how will all that be paid?
The first to accuse other Nations of WAR CRIMES is most often the US.
We are so PURE and FAULTLESS that we cannot be investigated by ANYONE. How dare the ICC even think of investigating our servicemen and women -AFTER ALL THEY ARE ONLY CARRYING OUT THEIR ORDERS.
You have a real valid point here, True Sense. The US is usually the 1st to accuse other nations of war crimes. We’re so pure and faultless that we can’t be investigated by anybody. Well, the ICC’s considering investigating Fat-face and Esper – the 2 war criminals who ordered our service personnel to commit war crimes in the first place. President Trump, unfortunately, has been (and still is) a mere figurehead, bullied by Fat-face.
ICC is considering – One can only hope and pray that they will grow some backbone and do something
Poor Mike! Worried that instead of a luxurious retirement, you’ll get a pair of orange coveralls and a cell? Good — if you can’t actually be punished for your crimes, at least you can live under the stress of fearing that you might be.
Tell it, Thomas Knapp! Tell it!! So, poor Fat-face Pompass is worried that instead of a luxurious retirement, he’ll really get a pair of orange coveralls and a cell? Wonderful .. if he can’t actually be punished for his crimes, at least he can live under the high stress of fearing he just might be.
Either way, I’ll be cheering his loss of liberty;D
The point Pompeo is missing is that it’s not soldiers on trial— It is he, the president, the supremes, and every war criminal congressperson promoting weaponized economic sanctions is on trial for crimes against humanity.
Every congress person and senator from Massachusetts is pushing war crimes against Venezuela. They are all baby kissing cowards who attack the citizens of Venezuela with weaponized sanctions, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and crimes against peace to attack a peaceful neighbor in the first place.
The entire Massachusetts congressional delegation is living the 1820 Monroe Doctrine and are committing crimes against peace, crimes against humanity and war crimes..
But I’m certain that he is pressing Trump to declare the Houthis a terrorist organization because they are attacking Saudi ships and oil installations because the Yemenis are not allowed to fight back while they are being bombed and starved.
Until US presidents, vice presidents, Sec. of State, and so many others, begin facing war crimes trials and punishments, the world will never hope to find peace.
Ah, the terrorizing destruction of rule of law by the greatest,bestest,most godly blessed ‘nation’ of all time and forever is so,american…
Re: “an unaccountable political institution masquerading as a legal body.”
What disgusting hypocrisy. Our research has confirmed that every Federal Grand Jury INDICTMENT we have examined during the past 30 YEARS has shown the “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” as the “Plaintiff”. That “Plaintiff” is not a Proper Party, however. It incorporated twice in Delaware, but the Delaware Secretary of State revoked both corporate charters after we attempted to serve their Agent for Service of Process. After that, another Delaware corporation appeared with the name “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC.” And, last but not least, another corporation with a similar name showed up with a domicile in Scotland: “THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIMITED”. Gee, I wonder if UK courts have jurisdiction of corporations chartered in Scotland? This bogus “plaintiff” can NOT be all 50 States, because they do not have standing to appear as a group; each State’s Attorney General must appear separately, and U.S. Attorneys have no powers of attorney legally to represent all 50 States as a group. This matter is basic federalism, ladies and gentlemen. I doubt that Mr. Pompeo even knows how to spell it.
At least he is being honest. For once.
This describes the US Government perfectly.