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And on June 30th, the exemption for US troops and commanders is void: they could be tried for war crimes in La Haye...
Because yes, americans don't want to be subject to the laws that govern the rest of the civilisation....
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The preamble to all the US war shit was amusing. Denegrate any international org (despite they are part of it), - throw up a load of excuses as to why the International Criminal Court was "not a good thing". The first four excuses did not carry any weight and were laughed at. The fifth "excuse" was "protecting US troops on the battlefield". Noble concept, but one one that had any problem in the ICC since each country has a right to try it's soldiers for violations before there is any mention of the ICC.
This has little to do with "protecting soldiers" - more to do with protecting the asses people like "commanders in chief" and their co-conspirators. From the memos between the DOJ and Whitehouse, it is very clear they were concerned about this and "contriving" an attitude as a defense.
It's a matter of time and the flotsum rises...
