Footage from the Iraqi Green Zone (Baghdad) after the Katyusha rocket attack on the US Embassy:
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SteelBird
Colonel
Just read the title and you'd know what the contents are all about. I don't mean the escalate the heat of this thread which is already burning but Trump seems has gone a little bit too far. He's more an anarchy then a democratic president. (article from CNN)
Trump authorizes sanctions against International Criminal Court officials
Trump authorizes sanctions against International Criminal Court officials
PikeCowboy
Junior Member
anyone know more about what's going on?
it seems that ARM parent company is trying to fire ARM China's CEO but the ARM China (51% shares China funds owned) dismissed the replacement and said they're not going to let go of their current CEO... lol first time I've heard of this kind of thing happening.
ARM parent has 49% shares and it has the support of HOPU which is one of the Chinese venture companies making up the 51% so in theory the two of them should have majority in any vote but if somebody talks to HOPU I'm sure they would change their mind... anyway weird story not sure what to make of it
Trump Greenlights Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Investigators
Two months after the International Criminal Court into potential war crimes by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Trump administration is pushing back.
President Trump has imposed economic sanctions against court officials "directly engaged with any effort to investigate or prosecute United States personnel without the consent of the United States."
The executive order released Thursday also expands visa restrictions against court officials and their families.
In response to the sanctions order, the ICC said it "stands firmly by its staff and officials."
"The International Criminal Court ... expresses profound regret at the announcement of further threats and coercive actions, including financial measures, against the Court and its officials, made earlier today by the Government of the United States," the court .
The court boasts the membership of , including staunch U.S. allies the United Kingdom, France and Canada.
... the investigation authorized by the ICC, the world's only standing war crimes tribunal, may result in indictments against U.S. troops. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who pushed for the probe, has said the investigation will focus on alleged crimes by not only the Taliban and other armed groups, but also Afghan forces, U.S. forces and the CIA.
Human rights groups have decried the decision.
"The US assault on the ICC is an effort to block victims whether in Afghanistan, Israel or Palestine from seeing justice," , the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. "Countries that support international justice should oppose this attempt at obstruction."
Two months after the International Criminal Court into potential war crimes by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the Trump administration is pushing back.
President Trump has imposed economic sanctions against court officials "directly engaged with any effort to investigate or prosecute United States personnel without the consent of the United States."
The executive order released Thursday also expands visa restrictions against court officials and their families.
In response to the sanctions order, the ICC said it "stands firmly by its staff and officials."
"The International Criminal Court ... expresses profound regret at the announcement of further threats and coercive actions, including financial measures, against the Court and its officials, made earlier today by the Government of the United States," the court .
The court boasts the membership of , including staunch U.S. allies the United Kingdom, France and Canada.
... the investigation authorized by the ICC, the world's only standing war crimes tribunal, may result in indictments against U.S. troops. ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who pushed for the probe, has said the investigation will focus on alleged crimes by not only the Taliban and other armed groups, but also Afghan forces, U.S. forces and the CIA.
Human rights groups have decried the decision.
"The US assault on the ICC is an effort to block victims whether in Afghanistan, Israel or Palestine from seeing justice," , the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. "Countries that support international justice should oppose this attempt at obstruction."
This is what US can offer evidently: A 2nd cold war, less trade, less wealth, less purchasing power, more weapons, more confrontation, even some hot wars. Yeah... EU certainly wants that :|
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Well it's happened again... Riots in Atlanta over the police shooting and killing of a black man. I heard the Police chief even resigned immediately but it didn't stop the anger.
PikeCowboy
Junior Member
you've literally lit it the nail on the head lol... Pompeo is running around like a snake oil salesman
Judging by the level of systemic racism found in US law enforcement, US should be very worried about the war crimes committed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.
This sanction against the ICC is just a blatant attempt to obstruct Justice.
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