febra@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHouse passes GOP bill to sanction ICC as it seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahuabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down15
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minus-squareKidnappedByKitties@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80·5 months agoWe’re learning in real time that the ICC and UN are great tools, until they disagree with you, at which point they can be ignored and even threatened.
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·5 months agoThat’s what all the baddie countries do. Next it’ll be Team America putting Hans Blix in a shark tank.
minus-squarefebra@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-25 months agoKhan (ICC Chief Prosecutor) told CNN that an unnamed official had told him the ICC was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin”. Source (timestamped: 19:00) https://youtu.be/6BquEw4kNNE?si=xA2MKh03QAXkENvG&t=1140
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·5 months agoWhich shows that this “unnamed official” was dumb as fuck and didn’t do his homework.
minus-squarefebra@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·5 months agoWhat do you mean by “didn’t do his homework”? That “unnamed official” was clearly racist as fuck. Not sure about dumb, but definitely racist.
minus-squareSuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s good to see someone in such a high position standing for human values, even though the sanctions are likely going to fuck him.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·5 months agoWhat exactly makes you think they were ever great tools?
We’re learning in real time that the ICC and UN are great tools, until they disagree with you, at which point they can be ignored and even threatened.
That’s what all the baddie countries do.
Next it’ll be Team America putting Hans Blix in a shark tank.
Hans Brix! Hans Brix!
Khan (ICC Chief Prosecutor) told CNN that an unnamed official had told him the ICC was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin”.
Source (timestamped: 19:00) https://youtu.be/6BquEw4kNNE?si=xA2MKh03QAXkENvG&t=1140
Which shows that this “unnamed official” was dumb as fuck and didn’t do his homework.
What do you mean by “didn’t do his homework”? That “unnamed official” was clearly racist as fuck. Not sure about dumb, but definitely racist.
It’s good to see someone in such a high position standing for human values, even though the sanctions are likely going to fuck him.
What exactly makes you think they were ever great tools?