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October 20, 2005

An Example of Why International Law is Mainly Bullsh*t

Talk about activist judges! It seems an “Investigational Magistrate” in Spain (who acts as a combination of cop, prosecutor, grand jury, as well as a judge) has indicted three US Army soldiers.

The IM believes that the three soldiers are responsible for the death of a Spanish journalist…in Iraq! How did this IM manage to obtain jurisdiction over a case involving military forces from another nation whose alleged crime occurred in a place other than Spain? By treaty or from the UN you ask? No, this judge just decided to take jurisdiction on his own volition “in the interest of justice”. No, really.

Ah Spain, the land of Don Quixote. And about as practical too. Remember it was a Spanish IM who ordered the arrest in England of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for the kidnapping and murder of Spanish citizens resident in Chile a few years back. Ultimately the UK government released Pinochet, but you get the idea. These guys fancy themselves as international police for any and all crimes and injustices against Spanish citizens anywhere and at anytime apparently.

You statists and international law advocates out there think about this the next time you “demand justice” for your pet peeves and issues. Why shouldn’t the Chinese state demand ex-President Bill Clinton be arrested for the US Air Force accidentally bombing their Belgrade embassy back during the 1999 Balkan War?

Funny stuff, eh? Not to me folks. Somewhere in the world you may find some prosecutor and/or judge who has issues with you or some of your past conduct and so has you indicted. These guys seem to know no bounds or limitations at all. And they’re growing bolder all the time as well. Just like the state entities whose creatures they are. And it’s time they both learned some too.

Posted by Ali Massoud at October 20, 2005 10:35 AM

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