At 14:23 11-4-02 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: > From Associated Press' newswire. I'm unfamiliar with this other than > what I've read in the attached single article, but.... at first glance... > I don't think we Americans should be above the law as they are trying to > establish it.
<snipped most of article> >But the U.S. seat in the crowded chamber was empty. The United States >boycotted the ceremony, just as it has not attended meetings preparing for >the court's operations since last year. >The United States has been the only vocal opponent of the permanent court, >fearing its citizens would be subject to frivolous or politically motivated >prosecutions. Washington has campaigned unsuccessfully to exempt U.S. >soldiers and officials from the court. When is the US going to realise that it is only isolating itself further from the rest of the world? Every time the US walks out of a convention or tries to be treated as a special case, it isolates itself a bit more from the rest of the world. What does the US hope to accomplish by alienating itself from the rest? Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
