Dear friend of liberty, The gavel hits. Its piercing crack commands the room.
History is made.
According to its own terms, when the treaty is ratified by 60 nations, it will be capable of exerting universal jurisdiction over every human being on the planet. This type of criminal court has been on the wish list of the United Nations since 1947. Once created, the international court will give the U.N. the mechanism it needs to enforce its global 'laws' against American citizens. The creation of a permanent, international war-crimes tribunal certainly would compromise the national sovereignty of every country on Earth. According to recent press reports, President Bush is alarmed also.