U.S. Withdraws From Treaty for International Criminal Court

Actually, its a move to reassert our own soveriegnty from the ineffectual United Nations and the move to create a single world government. Republicans and conservatives strongly objected at the time, and we should have withdrawn from this treaty a long time ago.

The United States has withdrawn from a treaty to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC), provoking outrage from human rights organisations.

Unsigning the treaty will throw the United States into opposition against the most important new institution for enforcing human rights in 50 years

Kenneth Roth
Human Rights Watch
In a letter to the United Nations delivered on Monday, the US says it will not consider itself bound by the treaty - even though Bill Clinton signed up to it in 2000.

The US has vehemently opposed the setting up of the ICC, fearing its soldiers and diplomats could be brought before the court which will hear cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Sounds like the U.S. is heading for the Dark Ages. I guess BushCo doesn't want to be tried as a war criminal. Is the U.S. above the law? They are certainly isolating themselves and becoming less and less of a democracy.

Actually, Mandarin was my second language.

Good for you. Hope you remember enough of it when they invade.

The assertion that the United States is out to conquer the world is ludicrous.

Based upon what? Your opinion? This is a statment from PNAC
(Project for a New American Century)

The Project for the New American Century is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to a few fundamental propositions: that American leadership is good both for America and for the world; and that such leadership requires military strength, diplomatic energy and commitment to moral principle.

American leadership is good both for America AND FOR THE WORLD???
Who fukking decided that??? What makes your consumeristic, shallow society worth striving for, I'd like to know? Your values in America are based upon WHO has WHAT.

As for diplomacy, well, there isn't any. America has managed to go backwards as far as foreign policy.

As for moral principle, I won't even go there except to say that America is morally bankrupt. Your principles are based upon military strength; purchasing the newest fad, you care not a whit for what your imperialistic war mongering government does to other countries. That is why America is despised.

You have not come up with ONE country who admires and aspires to be like the U.S. Why?

From your past postings it seems you believe the U.S. has been out for world conquest since the late 18th century, and that in pursuance of that goal we have been responsible for most of the world's ills and crimes.

Yes, indeed. I couldn't have said it better. Those who don't read history are condemned to repeat it. Your president can't get past My Pet Goat.
Check out how many places on this planet America has a military posted. What do you think that means, if not world conquest? Most of the world's crimes can be traced to England and the U.S.

Unfortunately, that isn't the case and I doubt that you will find many outside of Al Quida to agree with you.

By the way, as is typical with Americans, at least get the name right. It's spelled Al Queda, not Al Quida. Al isn't short for Albert, either.

pachelbel wrote:

By the way, as is typical with Americans, at least get the name right. It's spelled Al Queda, not Al Quida. Al isn't short for Albert, either.

It's "al Qaeda," doofus. If you're going to go to the trouble to try and correct someone's spelling, the least you can do is make an effort to be competent.

I bow to your obvious superior intelligence.

I know how to spell it - I was wondering if anyone out there would bother to correct me. Glad to know there is one person who can spell it right.

pachelbel wrote:

I bow to your obvious superior intelligence.

I would hope so.

Quote:

I know how to spell it - I was wondering if anyone out there would bother to correct me. Glad to know there is one person who can spell it right.

"I kneau how to spell it, you fewl."

..............yawn...............

I see that the topic of this thread isn't being addressed.
Doesn't anyone care that the US thinks it is above the law?

What will happen to your delicate american psyches when you discover you aren't the kings of the world??

And 95% of retarded Bush supportes/worshippers wonder why the rest of the world hates America.

Freedumb and democracy my a$$.