ICC and double standard
Is it not truly amazing how swiftly the International Criminal Court (ICC) has declared Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and his family guilty of crimes against humanity?
It has been 10 years and more than a million lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, but no one has been charged by the ICC despite the fact that these were wars of aggression based on lies and fabrication, purely for the economic/strategic interests of the Western governments. How can people like former US President George W. Bush, his deputy Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair not be on the list of criminals who are guilty of crimes against humanity?
Hundreds of people have been held in Guantanamo Bay and secret CIA rendition centers without being charged.
The Operation Cast Lead killed over 1,000 Gazans, most of them women and children. We didn’t hear that the ICC was framing charges against Ehud Olmert, Ehud Barak and other Israeli officials and commanders.
So, what is the criterion for being charged by the ICC? Why is it some are hauled into court in The Hague and some are on the lecture circuit or signing book deals?
Comments
ISMAEEL MARIKAR
Mar 7, 2011 08:31
Report abuseThe UN and ICC have "two sets of rules" one for Muslims and one for the rest.In short "double-standards".
CHARLES
Mar 7, 2011 09:30
Report abuseYou are correct about one thing though. The US should have left dear old Saddam Hussein in power. He would have taken Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as well. Then Iran would have gotten into the war of aggression game.
Hindsight is always 20/20. ;)
SULTAN
Mar 7, 2011 13:48
Report abuseHUMAN
Mar 7, 2011 15:43
Report abuseUMAR FAROOQ, RIYADH
Mar 7, 2011 23:39
Report abuseAll in the name of 'humanity' and 'peace'. What a farce !!
USA attacked Iraq on account of WMDs rather than Saddam. Where are those WMDs dear charles?? Who has given USA to decide the fate of other nations. Its all about "might is right". isnt it ??