ICC and the international law buy-in
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 05/27/2024 - 3:39pmAccording to the U.S. the International Criminal Court has a clear role in the world: This court is built for Africa and for thugs like Putin.
According to the U.S. the International Criminal Court has a clear role in the world: This court is built for Africa and for thugs like Putin.
The International Criminal Court was founded on a great idea - that no one should be above the law and beyond justice. Unfortunately great ideas often founder in the rough seas of reality.
Australia did something extremely unusual today. It took an honest look at what it's elite troops did in Afghanistan, and then told the public.
Last year during a Senate hearing, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand asked U.S. Central Command commander Gen. Lloyd Austin what the ultimate goal of the war in Yemen was.
Three months ago the International Criminal Court began collecting testimony for prosecuting war crimes that happened in Afghanistan during our 16 years of occupation. They probably didn't expect what would happen.
I'm not doing well with ongoing exposure, during renovations, to chemicals which affect me physically and with what I refer to as 'brain scramble, but however much I may mangle the attempt, I'd like to bring this to general attention.
This evening's music features blues singer Bertha "Chippie" Hill who frequently recorded with Louis Armstrong and Tampa Red.

