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  ekimsmada at 02:15 AM JST - 19th July

  YES!! As long as other international agencies (public and non-political) are allowed to effectively oversee all aspects of a case, investigation, evidence, witness, etcc....and insure that corruption will be dealt with as severe as murder, genocide, rape,bombings,and racism. I question the ICC's sincerity and its ability to enforce the laws equally and unbiased. Hard evidence ,no hearsay. intellegence alone varies so much from the actual source that by the the time we 'get it',tricked into acting on it, finding out that its fabricated,continue to carpet bomb , runnig thousands of missions, targeting one guy,hangin another on the way ,tryin to justify gettin another..... in other words , international means nothing if one side is totally immune from even being questioned.

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  MPNiea at 02:55 AM JST - 19th July

  World leaders, particularly in the case of dictatorships, should be held responsible for their actions. However, it would be detrimental for the ICC to become nothing more than a political campaign to further some ideology of retribution. The United Nations have already proved countless number of times that they are wholly incapable of managing the most insignificant tasks, such as aid distribution. If we already have failure at the most fundamental foundation of a unifying government system, how is anyone supposed to take the ICC seriously? In the end, I predict the ICC will be nothing more than political rhetoricians attempting to force capitalism and democracy into a whirl pool of chaos in order to further some world-wide socialist system to support the EU. After all, the United States contributes 80% of all world aid to other countries. That doesn't even count the billions we give to countries in the EU to keep them afloat, and we are forced to to keep international favor. Personally, I believe any world-wide governing system is a joke. Countries must fight for themselves and aid only themselves. If the world doesn't care about third-world nations, then why should the U.S. be forced to pick up the tab to bring a smile to a few faces Americans will never see or meet. What we need is an enforced closed-door policy. Then we'll see who still feels the U.S. is the bane of the world.

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  MPNiea at 03:01 AM JST - 19th July

  Also, it is humorous for people to cry war crimes when searching for some purpose of blaming President Bush. Yet when people see masses slaughtered by dictators in China, Iran, Syria, Columbia, and western Russia - not to mention the PLO, pre-war Iraq, and Hezbollah, everyone is silent. Good job guys on showing some concern for real atrocities. You are perfect examples of ignorance.

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  RepublicofTexas at 03:41 AM JST - 19th July

  Bush might have had an aggressive foreign policy and been a warmonger even, but it's ridiculous that so many people here consider him the most evil world leader. Perhaps you have all forgotten the Abkhaz War, Mugabe, Putin, Syria, the CCP, etc. The fact that you would equate George W. Bush (a democrat w/ a small d, not the party) with the world's worst dictators is appalling.

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  Zen_Builder at 05:03 AM JST - 19th July

  IMHO, what is wrong with the UN and the ICC right now is that some nations feel they are above it all.

  Look at the squabbling anything happens that they don't like they threaten to take their toys and leave.

  Some nations think that the UN is there to do their bidding and if they don't get their way it is inefficient, etc. Which is funny because those same nations set the standards and rules but refuse to be judged by them or even follow them themselves.

  Those same nations also refuse any changes that would make those organizations more efficient as it would weaken their own position.

  In order for the UN, etc to work EVERYBODY needs to participate and check their ego at the door.

  Not a case of all pigs are equal but some are more equal.

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  USARonin at 05:15 AM JST - 19th July

  ZeeBee, see that's the problem with nations signin' on to your one-world-government New World Order.

  It ain't gonna work in the first place. But if you insist on enforcin' it upon sovereign nations then you're still gonna need Britain, Australia, Italy, the US, South Korea and others to do your dirty work.

  And we be busy at the moment tryin to keep you alive on other more important real-world issues.

  USAR

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  Zen_Builder at 05:32 AM JST - 19th July

  USAR.

  NO it is the few nations that WON'T abide by the rules that they themselves set that are causing the MAJORITY of the problems now.

  Maybe go and reread "Animal Farm". ;)

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  adaydream at 06:11 AM JST - 19th July

  I'm much more of Bomb...Bomb...Bomb...Iran McCain.

  He's a spitting of george bush between the walls of his skull.

  I'll be voting for Barack Obama. < :-)

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  Molenir at 12:18 PM JST - 19th July

  Let me think, the ICC which is part of the most corrupt organization in the world being allowed to charge leaders with crimes... Hmm, well perhaps if everyone involved with it was first gotten rid of, the system completely overhauled to make it transparent, and actual laws were set in place to regulate what people can and cannot be charged with. Then, even still probably not. I don't think its possible to justify charging democratically elected leaders, who are held accountable by their own governments with crimes. Particularly not someone like Bush who has despite what the lunatics like to claim, committed no crimes.

  All this talk about George Bush, and "illegal war" though is really just semantics. No war is really legal, not the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, nor the Chinese invasion of Tibet, but the Iraq war comes about as close as its possible to make it.

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  Farmboy at 05:05 PM JST - 19th July

  Sure, they should be able to charge world leaders with crimes. I do that about once every two weeks or so. Why take away their pleasure?

  Also, it gives people a place to meet, an agenda, stuff to talk about...it's probably very relaxing.

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  vig at 06:21 AM JST - 20th July

  world 'leaders' weilding enormous powers should be MORE accountable than average joe -proportionate to their responsibilities - yet the rich & powerful can hide evidence, control media, destroy lives & cultures-that's why they need armed forces.Expose brutality & corruption for a better humanity.

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  realist at 03:05 PM JST - 21st July

  Yes - and begin with Georgoe Bush, Gordon Brown, Robert Mugabe, the President of Iran and that other nitwit in North Lorea - the "Great Leader" (sic)

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  imagawa at 10:13 PM JST - 21st July

  How can it be called an Internacional court if it can’t prosecute internationally? Nobdy should be above the law. From the little guy the pulls the trgger to the big guy that sets the policy. NO MATTER which country they come from.

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  13akio13 at 04:23 AM JST - 5th August

  YES. Why not? They are responsible for their actions. Bush should be arrested and tried NOW.

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  USAPatriot at 04:30 AM JST - 5th August

  13akio13.; Bush is not a war criminal. God even chose to speak to him, and tell him to rid Iraq of the evil of Saddam.

  Heck a guy like Putin, who has betrayed his country needs to go to ICC.

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