Travus T. Hipp Commentary From The Sparks (Nv USA) Tribune
Sparks Trib
10/08/06
AMERICA AND THE LAW
It is interesting to note that the famous gunfight at the OK Corral , in
which Wyat Earp and his brothers assisted by Doc Holiday massacred the
Clanton buckaroos, was actually a conflict of jurisdiction between the
Earps, who were fully constituted Marshals and the local law, in the
person of the Sheriff, who many said was in the pay of the Clanton gang.
The verdict in the inquest essentially said that because they were
acting under cover of law, they were immune from punishment for their
multiple murders.
Today the Bush regime is seeking to declare the same protection for our
many armed forces overseas in cases of war crimes and human rights
offenses.
We have refused to recognize the World Court’s jurisdiction, and tried,
unsuccessfully, to get the U.N. to grant immunity to U.S. forces and
agents. When the rest of the world refused to give America a free pass
on war crimes , the president’s lackeys in congress modified the terms
of our arms sales agreements with other nations, demanding a "get out of
jail free" clause in future contracts. Nations that refused were cut off
from military sales.
Since a large number of what used to be termed the "free world" was
armed by the U.S. weapons industry this seemed a convenient back door to
get the protection from arrest we sought as the de facto world police
force. Countries refusing the deal were put on a list blocking military
exports, and that was expected to pressure them to comply as they ran
out of spare parts and ammunition.
All of which might have worked if the Russians and Chinese had stayed
out of the game.
Unfortunately, some of the nations banned from sales were already
drifting out of the U.S. hedgemonial sphere, notably Venezuela, which
closed a deal to re-arm its military with Russian and Chinese weaponry,
from rifles to fighter jets. Other U.S. client states of the past began
looking at their options in armaments, and the American arms mongers
began to see big sales losses in the future, so they began to lobby in
Washington for a new policy.
Now comes word that twenty three of the banned customers will be removed
from the list, and sales may resume to countries that don’t give our
troops a pas on international crimes.
The "merchants of death" are back in business and yet another Bush
policy falls by the wayside of history.
The new policy was announced, if faintly, at last weeks conference of
Defense Ministers in Nicaragua, where various nations heard President
Chavez of Venezuela argued for the anti U.S. option in weapons
acquisition, and a rejection of American military aid and training which
he blames for the instigation of several military dictatorships in Latin
America over the past quarter century.
The base problem of whether the U.S. can act with impunity anywhere in
the world is still at question, but increasing resentment of our claims
to special status may declare us outlaws in the venue of world law and
order.
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