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2023-03-18 International-UN-NGOs

International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin could hasten him being toppled from within Kremlin, expert predicts - as Moscow rages against 'outrageous' decision to try and put despot on trial for abducting thousands of children

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

The ICC accused Vladimir Putin of being responsible for war crimes in Ukraine

The court accused Putin of being involved in the abduction of Ukrainian children

Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-18 00:44|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1 ...only if.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-03-18 07:51|| 2023-03-18 07:51|| Front Page Top

#2 'I think it's justified': U.S. President Joe Biden supports International Criminal Court arrest warrant on Vladamir Putin whom he says is 'committed to war crimes' after children were abducted in Ukraine

Posted by Skidmark 2023-03-18 08:54|| 2023-03-18 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Alternate headline:

"Ukrainians outraged they can't use dead children as props!"

Posted by badanov 2023-03-18 09:24|| 2023-03-18 09:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Mean Girls diplomacy. It's like the whole world is turning into high school. Still, I suppose this is the next logical step after banning Putin from our table in the cafeteria.

Even more still, despite NATO's moist dream of regime change, the average Russian is going to see this as another example of Putin standing up to the West. Could the ICC look more petty and useless?

Unpacking the Daily Mail story we find:
The ICC's chief prosecutor Karim Khan said hundreds of Ukrainian children have been taken from orphanages and children's homes to Russia.

So those Russian bastards are evacuating orphans from places like Donetsk which is regularly shelled by Ukrainian artillery to somewhere outside the war zone. Pretty much the definition of war crimes. If we sell it right. Did I mention orphans?

Posted by SteveS 2023-03-18 10:37|| 2023-03-18 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Steve, I can only take issue with 'high school'. Seems more to me like middle school, as in the insufferable little girl who got elected to the student council and plans to 'save the world'.

But conceptually I agree somewhere past 100%.

Posted by Cesare 2023-03-18 11:09|| 2023-03-18 11:09|| Front Page Top

#6 I think that's it right there @ 4.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-03-18 11:10|| 2023-03-18 11:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Pretty much the definition of war crimes.

Do they mention International Red Cross inspectors?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-03-18 12:38|| 2023-03-18 12:38|| Front Page Top

#8 So, a bunch of Western "elites" got together and asked each other, what can we say about Putin for today's ~~news~~propaganda cycle that will help to convince the rubes how evil he is?

It's like when they decide to raid Trump's house looking for "classified" documents. They don't care if they find anything or not. They don't care if Putin never goes to trial for these alleged crimes. That's not the point.

The point in both cases is to maintain an ever flowing stream of negative propaganda.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-03-18 14:49|| 2023-03-18 14:49|| Front Page Top

#9 It's a chickenshit way to fight a war but then, that's the way our elites are.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-03-18 14:51|| 2023-03-18 14:51|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm sure Wray and Barr will get right on it.

Posted by Woodrow 2023-03-18 18:34|| 2023-03-18 18:34|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by ACA JOE 2023-03-18 19:38|| 2023-03-18 19:38|| Front Page Top

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