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Ash_F

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46. A mobile court would not be prosecuting any Americans would it?

Sun Jun 15, 2014, 12:02 AM

Jun 2014

US efforts to push for one lack legitimacy for that reason. And no, the state department would not have power to establish one without treaties with participating nations.

That's why it is extremely relevant to point out American exceptionalism. Your efforts to dismiss it are lame and uninspired.

War criminals already have a hard time getting Visas. Unless they are visiting and ally.

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John Kerry, at conference in London, to address ending rape as weapon of war [View all] karynnj Jun 2014 OP

Unfortunately, I think the only way to "end rape as a weapon of war" The_Commonist Jun 2014 #1

That would do it, but this is an attempt to make rape as a systematic tool of war like using karynnj Jun 2014 #6

True, but it is something we should strive Harmony Blue Jun 2014 #59

Yeah, good luck with that John...indeed. Perhaps the US should stop 'crusading' Purveyor Jun 2014 #2

US does not recognise the ICC. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #3

Completely agree karynnj Jun 2014 #8

I can hear the RWers screaming now. They'll scream about aborting the fetus of rapists, etc. freshwest Jun 2014 #9

Maybe if the guys at the top could keep their intel peckerheads out of other people's phones toby jo Jun 2014 #4

I seriously doubt there is any link there karynnj Jun 2014 #7

I don't know. They sound pretty rapey to me. Ash_F Jun 2014 #11

you can find shitty workers anywhere,look at cops, look at politicians JI7 Jun 2014 #17

Disgusting - you compare rogue spies looking at what calls their girlfriends made to women raped! karynnj Jun 2014 #19

Disgusting - You think stalking has nothing to do with rape? /nt Ash_F Jun 2014 #35

Stalking is wrong - no matter how it is done karynnj Jun 2014 #39

PS - hundreds of women get raped by US troops. Ash_F Jun 2014 #36

The other poster is not from the US - and I told her the truth - we do not have 67 votes karynnj Jun 2014 #40

So what if we don't have 67 votes? Ash_F Jun 2014 #41

The First of all Kerry can not campaign on anything -- the Secretary of State is not suppose to do t karynnj Jun 2014 #44

Btw....Kerry has long ago said final farewell to his WH ambition and he is really enjoying where he mylye2222 Jun 2014 #45

A mobile court would not be prosecuting any Americans would it? Ash_F Jun 2014 #46

I am NOT dismissing it - you are dismissing ANY positive action that is not 100% what you want karynnj Jun 2014 #47

Please work backwards through this subthread because you have lost track of yourself. Ash_F Jun 2014 #48

No thank you karynnj Jun 2014 #49

He is pushing something that can not pass Ash_F Jun 2014 #50

The acceptability of the idea is not dependent on the opinion of the US karynnj Jun 2014 #51

No the US should do more while not being hypocrites Ash_F Jun 2014 #52

You are ignoring the realities that President Obama and SoS Kerry work with day after day karynnj Jun 2014 #53

Call out pro-rape Republicans at every opportunity. Ash_F Jun 2014 #54

No one said the Republicans were pro-rape. karynnj Jun 2014 #55

Somehow you twisted yourself into defending Republicans Ash_F Jun 2014 #56

No twisting required -you made an absurd accusation that had no basis in reality karynnj Jun 2014 #57

I thought you said you were going to ignore me? Ash_F Jun 2014 #58

So - it is not the right thing to do to deny VISAs to people who order mass rapes? karynnj Jun 2014 #60

I already addressed the visa proposal Ash_F Jun 2014 #61

stupid comment, even if you have a problem with the NSA the issue in the OP is far worse and more JI7 Jun 2014 #10

I thinks JK is well informed on Isra�l and doesnt personnzly supports it anymore. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #5

nothing like a good, clean war reddread Jun 2014 #12

You really are not informed about him. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #13

which stereotypes? reddread Jun 2014 #16

While in the Senate, he was one of the people who voted against cluster bombs karynnj Jun 2014 #21

how is he on landmines? reddread Jun 2014 #24

None of these links reference Kerry - just the US nt karynnj Jun 2014 #32

personally I cannot distinguish between high level officials and US government policy trajectories reddread Jun 2014 #42

He also voted against Gulf War. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #25

for IWR, but who is counting we wont be going back... speaking of those war crimes reddread Jun 2014 #27

You do know that this is the biggest pile of SBVT lies that has been put together for years karynnj Jun 2014 #29

yes. so muxh kerrys history revisionnism had been already heard. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #31

I actually have had grave reservations about folks like Cockburn reddread Jun 2014 #43

Voted against war with Iraq before voting for it. And not because it believed in it - it was only 24601 Jun 2014 #37

And lucky him! That AUMF has not been repealed - so it it still in effect if he & the President 24601 Jun 2014 #38

Even Kerry knows Spouting Horn Jun 2014 #26

do you do downplay an essential human rights issue... mylye2222 Jun 2014 #28

Kerry heads the State Department - he can do what he can on both karynnj Jun 2014 #30

Actress Angelina Jolie made an honorary dame in the Queen's birthday honours list. dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #14

Wonderful honor for someone who really seems to deserve it karynnj Jun 2014 #33

As well as the one she showed on refugees issues. mylye2222 Jun 2014 #34

Apparently Kerry did in part of his speech recite excerpts from Maya Angelou " Still I rise" mylye2222 Jun 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author karynnj Jun 2014 #22

Here is a state department link to text and video karynnj Jun 2014 #23

the us military can't even get serious about rape in its own ranks. KG Jun 2014 #18

Different issue - and they have worked on that issue karynnj Jun 2014 #20