Uncle Sam's ugly faces.

The U.S. sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC)

What truly astounds about US war crime charges is that when such charges are even hinted at against the US, we sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), the agency charged with opening such investigations.

Two years ago (in 2020), in response to a pending investigation of US war crimes in Afghanistan, President Trump issued Executive Order 11. It blocked financial assistance to the ICC and imposed visa restrictions on ICC staff and their families. As former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton explained, "We will not cooperate with the ICC. We will provide no assistance to the ICC. We will not join the ICC. We will let the ICC die on its own. After all, for all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us." The investigation went nowhere.

That puts the US in the peculiar position of promoting an investigation into Putin's war crimes by an agency the US considers illegitimate….when it dares investigate the gold standard of 21st century war crimes.

https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2022/04/11/americas-astonishing-war-crimes-hypocrisy

"Trump's sanctions order against ICC personnel and their families – some of whom could be American citizens – is a dangerous display of his contempt for human rights and those working to uphold them. We are exploring all options in response," the ACLU said.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/11/trump-icc-us-war-crimes-investigation-sanctions

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