US officially above the law
The UN Security Council voted unanimously to exempt U.S. peacekeepers from war crimes prosecution for a year Friday, ending threats to U.N. peacekeeping operations. The frustraiting issue, is that this shows how duplicitous the United States is; the "War Crimes Tribunal" is only invoked when the host country in which the crime takes place refuses to prosecute the offence. Ironically, America investigates itself more often than all the rest of the world, combined. This interrogation always unfolds in the public stage.
Just look at all of the "scandals" we have had in the past four years: Whitewater, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Gary Condit, Enron, WorldCom, etc. etc. etc. We love seeing trials and justice. That is why I think this "amnesty" is not needed and adds to the long list of issues that I get asked when I go abroad. I want my country held accountable in the eyes of the world. Why does the Bush Administration want to hide?
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to exempt U.S. peacekeepers from war crimes prosecution for a year Friday, ending threats to U.N. peacekeeping operations.
The vote culminated one of the most contentious disputes between the United States and its closest allies as well as countries around the world that support the International Criminal Court.
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