Biden regime signals it will support push to sanction ICC : news

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 73 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Which in of itself is an offence/crime according to the ICC stature.

Article 70 - Offences against the administration of justice

The Court shall have jurisdiction over the following offences against its administration of justice when committed intentionally:

[...] (d) Impeding, intimidating or corruptly influencing an official of the Court for the purpose of forcing or persuading the official not to perform, or to perform improperly, his or her duties;

(e) Retaliating against an official of the Court on account of duties performed by that or another official;

Genocide Joe and Apartheid Anthony committing more international crimes. The US is a rouge state that does not care about international law, I hope for regime change soon

[-] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 5 months ago

The US doesn't even recognize the ICC to begin with.

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

Russia isn't a state member of the ICC either but that didn't stop the US and allies from enthusiastically pushing for the ICC to issue a warrant for Putin's arrest.

There's some academic debate about whether the ICC theoretically has jurisdiction over non-states members, but realistically nobody is going to do shit against either Russia or the US.

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 65 points 5 months ago

Shit headline. “US dictator Joe Biden threatens ICC officials, breaking international law” is much more succinct

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 27 points 5 months ago

👏

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 50 points 5 months ago

death to america

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago

amerikkka

[-] Teapot@hexbear.net 18 points 5 months ago

illegal-to-say

[-] waluigiblunts@hexbear.net 49 points 5 months ago

I thought Biden supported the ICC when it was trying to prosecute Russian officials?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 57 points 5 months ago

It's a consistent policy. Biden supports actions that are in the interest of the regime and opposes those that aren't.

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 28 points 5 months ago

You don’t even have to stretch it to that, it’s consistent because it’s supporting the aggressor and ethnic cleanser in both cases. Russia isn’t the aggressor, Ukraine is, doing ethnic cleansing in the Donbas.

If you want to draw equivalencies between the two Russia isn’t Israel, they’re like a much more powerful Yemen.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 months ago

good point

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago

Oh they do, Blinken apparently just out and said that this week. The party demands that you hold two condtradictory beliefs blah blah blah boorwell.

[-] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 5 months ago

Which was doubly hilarious, neither the US, nor Russia, recognize the ICC. Ergo Biden can't support anything the ICC does, nor can the ICC do anything regarding Russia.

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[-] ksynwa_from_lemmygrad@hexbear.net 43 points 5 months ago

Republicans have not indicated who or what they would sanction, but US officials expect the measures would target prosecutor Karim Khan and others involved in the investigation.

The sanctions could be similar to those imposed by the Trump administration on the ICC’s then chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and the court’s head of jurisdiction Phakiso Mochochoko for their investigation into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan. The sanctions froze their American assets and banned their travel to the US. The Biden administration has not yet indicated what kind of sanctions it would support.

[-] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 46 points 5 months ago

The sanctions could be similar to those imposed by the Trump administration on

But Biden is totally different, guys

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

The lesser of two evils because at least trump was funny.

[-] ped_xing@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago

Somebody ought to reply to a US travel ban with "Oh no, I wanted to do a at the and then eat a :( :( :("

[-] BGDelirium@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago

What the fuck is that thankfully NSFW- tagged abomination that looks like marshmallows and pumpkin pie mix?

[-] ped_xing@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago

It is sweet potato pie, a Thanksgiving dish.

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

Mostly roasted sweet potatoes mixed with butter and sometimes spices. Then marshmallows are put on top and it's broiled to lightly brown the marshmallows. Served as a sweet and savory side dish.

[-] tocopherol@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago

I've had it with mild chipotle spice, there are many American abominations but that can be quite good

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago

The usual culprit in making American food abominable is lack of spices. Soul food is distinctly American and an example of doing it right.

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

AKA the abomination that convinced 99% of all americans that sweet potato is only a dessert

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 38 points 5 months ago

"Trump will come after yooooooou!"

Bruv, Biden has declared me to be a terrorist for like five separate reasons, several of which used to be core parts of the dnc plank. You're not making a case for your fascist being lesser.

[-] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago

Ok but you have to remember to vote for the ~~lesser~~ other Hitler in November!

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago

Do it you ghouls pull off the tattered scraps of mask in front of the whole world

[-] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 26 points 5 months ago

Libs when Trump threatens a judge: frothingfash

Libs when Biden threatens judges: blob-sleep

[-] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago

"Well of course the ICC is criminals, Jack! It's in their name! We have to do something!" - Biden

[-] RedWizard@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

How close are we to actually acting on the Hague Act? Feels really close.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago

If Europe actually arrests Israeli officials that might happen.

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

I hope they do it. I hope they scuttle NATO forever over Israel. It would be the funniest thing ever.

[-] CommCat@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

What happpend to "International Rules based Order" that 'Murica is always talkin' bout?

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

This order may be international but it sure ain't based, I tell you hwhat.

[-] terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 months ago

Gotta cut off resources to Arthas. How else do we stop him when the time comes to raid ice crown citadel?

Sorry, played WoW for way too long 😔