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From the CBC
The United States is set to adopt a more aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court, threatening sanctions against ICC judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan.
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, will make the announcement in a speech at midday on Monday to the Federalist Society, a conservative group, in Washington. It will be his first major address since joining the Trump White House.
"The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court," Bolton will say, according to a draft of his speech seen by Reuters.
COMMENT:-
I suspect that there is more than a tiny bit of "Not only is American law the law of the whole world, but no one but the United States of America allowed to investigate the conduct of Americans REGARDLESS of what that conduct was." behind this announcement (assuming that Mr. Boulton actually makes it).
Equally, should the announcement be made, there might be a bit of rumblings concerning "imposing sanctions of the members of governments who use their governmental power to obstruct justice in countries other than their own".
Fortunately the United States of America doesn't buy anything from any place else in the world that American organizations cannot obtain less expensively from sources inside the United States of America and the United States of America doesn't have to export anything to any other place in the world to keep its economy running well. Equally fortunately, the rest of the world has absolutely no place to sell its products except the United States of America and doesn't have anyone to buy anything it needs from except from American organizations.
Right?
Trump administration to threaten ICC judges with sanctions, prosecution
The United States is set to adopt a more aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court, threatening sanctions against ICC judges if they proceed with an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Americans in Afghanistan.
U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, will make the announcement in a speech at midday on Monday to the Federalist Society, a conservative group, in Washington. It will be his first major address since joining the Trump White House.
"The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court," Bolton will say, according to a draft of his speech seen by Reuters.
COMMENT:-
I suspect that there is more than a tiny bit of "Not only is American law the law of the whole world, but no one but the United States of America allowed to investigate the conduct of Americans REGARDLESS of what that conduct was." behind this announcement (assuming that Mr. Boulton actually makes it).
Equally, should the announcement be made, there might be a bit of rumblings concerning "imposing sanctions of the members of governments who use their governmental power to obstruct justice in countries other than their own".
Fortunately the United States of America doesn't buy anything from any place else in the world that American organizations cannot obtain less expensively from sources inside the United States of America and the United States of America doesn't have to export anything to any other place in the world to keep its economy running well. Equally fortunately, the rest of the world has absolutely no place to sell its products except the United States of America and doesn't have anyone to buy anything it needs from except from American organizations.
Right?
