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Old November 12th 03, 05:42 PM
Chad Irby
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In article ,
Stephen Harding wrote:

"Bjørnar" wrote:

The ICC issue is a good representation. 120 nations agree
on a permanent court that will prosecute war crimes and
secure international justice, but the US, apparently, feels
it shouldn't have to be held responsible for its own breaches
of international human rights and justice.


That may be the ideal but I don't think it would be the practice.


....and it wasn't.

The ICC was supposed to be such a great idea, and people in Europe
cheered it because it was supposed to "get" folks like American
Presidents, but the moment someone filed charges against the Belgian
Foreign Minister , it was suddenly a Bad Idea...

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