My frustration toward the US & ICC -> an interesting article I've found.

For your reading pleasure:
http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ICC.asp


Some snips:

While initially opposing the ICC from the start, the U.S. signed up to it just before the December 2000 dealine allowing it to be a State Party that could participate in decision making about how the Court works. However,

- By May 2002, the Bush Administration “unsigned” the Rome Satute.
- The U.S. threatened to use military force if U.S. nationals were held at the Hague
- The U.S. continues to pressure many countries to sign agreements not to surrender U.S. citizens to the ICC.


What is the position of the United States?The road to the initial 60 ratifications had been full of controversy.

In Rome, during July 1998, the ICC was given the go-ahead with a vote of 120 to 7. The seven who voted against the ICC were USA, China, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Qatar and Yemen.

But it was the actions and stance of the United States that surprised most:

- Almost all U.S. allies voted for the ICC.
- The Unites States, however, was surprisingly very vocally against the ICC and found itself standing on par with a handful of countries, which included those that the U.S. itself has described as “rogue.”
- Various human rights and social justice groups have long criticized the U.S. who continue to oppose the International Criminal Court, even as they dropped out in May 2002 (after initially signing up at the last minute in December 2000).
- In addition, the U.S. has been applying pressure to many countries to agree not to surrender or transfer US nationals to the ICC in order to gain immunity for its citizens from the Court.
- The U.S. and others have raised concerns that the ICC will undermine their sovereignty.

it undermines our "sovereignty".

Should be no surprise that BushCorp should run like hell from the ICC.