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Originally Posted by gwynevans
I expect so, what with this sort of track record: |
From a Brit paper, but it probably should just read "US says it has right to kidnap
any citizens!"
Another good one on US hegemony vs some semblance of international law can be found here:
U.S.: 'Hague Invasion Act' Becomes Law - White House "Stops at Nothing" in Campaign Against War Crimes Court
Since 2001 the US government (as opposed to most American people) has taken the view that the international community is basically irrelevant, unless it can be used to support a US position. But this in fact is not a new turn of events.
It's always nice to remember the non-history of Nicaragua and the ICJ ruling condemning US agression and US-sponsored terrorism there in the 1980s. This was flatly ignored by the US government and barely reported in the US media (hence non-history).
Of course, one can claim most states behave this way, except that the US has the ability to project power almost anywhere in the world, at will. A dangerous recipe for catastrophe.
