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2003-06-23 Europe

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Posted by Steve White 2003-06-23 1:18:04 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I remember some articles from a few weeks ago that grudgingly acknowledged the fact that the current ICC laws were ~~absurd~~ untenable but tried to blame Rumsfled for ~~speaking plainly~~ being blunt and undiplomatic in his demands on Belgium. Some unnamed Eurofficials were saying that Rumsfeld had made it difficult for the Belgians to make changes without being seen as caving in to American demands - the ultimate taboo for a European politician.

Does this mean that they caved anyway then? Spineless 'twerps. How typical. Not that I'm unhappy that they're giving way on this crap fanatasy/delusion of an ICC. Many will doublessly see any humiliation as another example of American bullying and blame Rummy for not allowing for a more face-saving solution. But any humiliation for them is their own fault for creating this situation in the first place.

Posted by Tokyo Taro 6/23/03 2:56:10 AM|| 6/23/03 2:56:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh wait. I just realized that the article mentions nothing about the ICC. Is this a separate issue, something specifically Belgian and not U.N. related?

Pardon my extreme idiocy above if I have conflated two separte issues although the theme seems to be the same - Europe's political malaise.

Posted by Tokyo Taro 6/23/03 3:11:47 AM|| 6/23/03 3:11:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 This obviously is in response to the recent lawsuit filed against a Belgian government official. They've been dragging their feet amending the law, only to pick up their heels and hurry along the moment it suddenly got personal.

BTW, this has NOTHING TO DO with the ICC. The International Criminal Court is entirely separate from Belgium, with judges picked from among the signatories, including third and second world dictatorships who call all the shots and don't have, or don't respect, an independent Judiciary. The ICC is supposed to be a standing Nuremburg trials court, open all the time.

Belgium's law has more to do with the poodles having delusions of competence and ability to bring about justice in the world.

IMHO, Justice is the 13th person in a 12 man GI Army platoon...

Posted by Ptah 6/23/03 8:10:01 AM|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 6/23/03 8:10:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 That would be

ZERO

indicted for the Congo atrocities.

Just so we're clear, the number less than one.

ZERO

Posted by Chuck of You Big Mouth 6/23/03 8:11:50 AM|| [blog.simmins.org] 6/23/03 8:11:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Ptah> And as I'm commented before, that's OBVIOUSLY why they are limiting the law to Belgians, because they want to avoid Belgians getting indicted.

No reason to intrude common sense in our anti-Belgian propaganda, is there now?

Now I'm betting that someone will claim that my above point is 'unclear', just you wait. ;-)

Posted by Aris Katsaris 6/23/03 8:31:43 AM|| 6/23/03 8:31:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 the law's limited to Belgians because that is what normal states do, Aris. Anything beyond that is hubris for a poodle-lackey state like belgium. If they chose to indict Tommy Franks, how are they going to secure his surrender to their little court? Threaten to invade?

Posted by Frank G 6/23/03 10:04:04 AM|| 6/23/03 10:04:04 AM|| Front Page Top

My neighbors to the North are at it again, eh? Two judges passing the hot potato back and forth, expressing regret that they may actually have to uphold the law...

These eedjuts are not in trouble because they held some signs or otherwise used freedom of speech, they are in trouble because they trespassed and endangered lives. Not as bad as the kooks who throw Molotov cocktails in the name of non-violence, no, so minor sentences are in order - but if they refuse to abide by the sentences they can try to get bail and appeal or just be put away for contempt of court until they do accept.

Posted by John Anderson 6/24/03 4:48:29 AM|| 6/24/03 4:48:29 AM|| Front Page Top

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