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Africa North
'ICC tool of Western imperialism'
2011-05-18
[Iran Press TV] The International Criminal Court
... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
(ICC) is a puppet institution which serves the imperialistic interests of the Western powers, a political observer says.

"The ICC is a tool of Western imperialism ... What it is doing is very clear and that is continuing the US and Europe's imperialistic character," Lizzie Cocker told Press TV.
Even Google doesn't seem to have any idea what special qualifications Lizzie Cocker might have to speak on the subject -- she appears to be a standard issue lefty loon of no particular pedigree...
The political observer was elaborating on the ICC's recent decision to formally issue arrest warrants for Libyan ruler Muammar Qadaffy, his son Seif al-Islam and the regime's spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi.

However,
The punctuational However...
bigwigs in Tripoli have denounced the ICC action, saying the court is a Western creation for prosecuting African leaders.

Since the revolution against Qadaffy's regime began in mid-February, tens of thousands have been killed and injured in festivities between Libyan revolutionaries and pro-Qadaffy forces.

"The ICC has no power to enforce its powers because it is not recognized widely across the world including by half the African continent and by the US itself for different reasons," Cocker said.

She pointed to the fact that the main agenda of ICC, since its creation seven years ago, has been focusing on African countries, and the recent case against Libya is a part of that plan.

Cocker criticized the court for turning a blind eye on other cases of human rights
...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions...
violations in other parts of the world, including Israel's crimes against the Paleostinian population.
Posted by:Fred

#1  FYI: The Rapture(tm) projected for this May 21st, has been put on indefinite hold. Likewise, Armageddon and the Last Judgment originally scheduled for October are also suspended until further notice.

On the plus side, the Church of the SubGenius is expected to hold yet another end of the world celebration as usual, this coming July 5th, at 7am.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-05-18 20:11  

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