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2008-03-06 Caribbean-Latin America

Uribe Seeks Chavez Charges at International Court

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Posted by gorb 2008-03-06 03:54|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I don't think international law applies to leftist causes. They get a pass, they always have.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-03-06 07:19|| 2008-03-06 07:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, I think that this is a good idea, and the US suggested to Uribe that he should do it.

To start with, it sets up the slimy institution of the ICC in a red-on-red battle with Chavez. Either he tells them to go to hell, and they have to sanction him; or they lose all enforcement credibility and become another toothless bureaucracy. They also become a joke if they refuse to punish him for supporting FARC.

Sounds like a win-win to me. The US has been itching to punish the ICC for all the hassle it has caused the US, and this looks like a fine way to do it.

Venezuela and Colombia are both members of the ICC:

http://www.amicc.org/icc_ratifications.html

Hopefully Chavez will not only tell them to go to hell, but pull Venezuela out of the ICC.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-03-06 08:19|| 2008-03-06 08:19|| Front Page Top

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