liadanslyre

why the hague tribunal is a crock of shit:**
by me.

is the answer...

a. b/c it's actually called the vague tribunal.
b. b/c the UN is simply a rouge to cover the formation of a one world government to lead to the uprising of the antichrist and blah blah blah.
d. b/c a frenchman is the president.

maybe the tribunal isn't a joke- but it's hard to take them seriously.

one example of the tribunal's work can be seen in the trial of a man named radislav krstic. this tyrant was responsible for what happened in 1995 srebrenica (7000 muslim men were executed). he was given a 40 some year sentence. what a joke!

now slobo milosovic has highjacked the tribunal and dragged out his trial with *the dog ate my home work* kind of excuses.

within the last year, the UN was angry with the US government for not subjecting our military to the jurisdiction of the tribunal. if i remember correctly; it was tied to cooperation/ support of action in iraq. (if anyone knows what i'm talking about; please fill in my blanks). i couldn't find references to this situation.

here's a brief history of the tribunal. it has nobel roots in the nuremberg trials after WWII to try Naizis.

an alternative that i find interesting/ encouraging revolves around apartheid. it involves prison time, and money to those that suffered. it is a sovereign government that is implementing it. i realize the balkans aren't as stable as south africa. but it still is a pretty intriguing forum.

i think war crimes are terrible and need to be taken seriously. they need a serious forum. i'm pretty sure that i'm in favor of a worldwide court. i think that it should include prosecuting governments that had the power to intervene but instead; stood by and watched it happened and decided it wasn't their problem.

i'm not always this serious.

** if my rant has offended you; please except my apologies, take two lighten up pills and call me in the morning.