The International Criminal Court [ICC] just issued arrest warrants for:
The Prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu;
A former defense minister for Israel, Yoav Gallant;
ONE military commander of Hamas Mohammed Deif. One!
Netanyahu [L]; Gallant [C]; Deif [R] — image BBC
The warrant for Deif may be moot if Israel is correct in their claim that he was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July!
FUNCTION of the ICC
According to their web-site, the role of the ICC is:
The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression. As a court of last resort, it seeks to complement, not replace, national Courts. Governed by an international treaty called the Rome Statute…”
WARRANT SUGGESTION LIST!
It is clear the ICC needs a few suggestions for (alleged) criminals they may have…er, overlooked!
Ayatollah Khamenei
The Ayatollah gave orders to murder, torture and detain Iranian civilians during the 2017, 2019 and 2022 protests and is the Supreme Leader directing the actions of Hezbollah & Hamas.
Iranian woman who refused to wear a hijab [L] ; Khamenei [R]
President of Syria Bashar al-Assad
There are estimates that Assad has massacred ~500,000 people in Syria.
Click image to link to video on X from Syrian, Rawan Osman
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Erdogan has been killing Kurds for ~20 years.
According to the BBC, Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say may be a violation of international law. Turkey carried out more than 100 attacks between October 2019 and January 2024 on oil fields, gas facilities and power stations in the Kurdish-held Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES)…
Turkish occupied Kurdistan (not Gaza…)
Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un
Former President George W. Bush
Not only did Bush embark on an illegal war against Iraq knowing the claim of Weapons of Mass Destruction was false, but he admitted to the ordering of water-boarding [torture] of Iraqi prisoners.
The torture of Iraqi’s by American military personnel was widespread in Abu Ghraib prison.
Abu Ghraib torture
Abu Ghraib torture
Abu Ghraib torture
Torture in Abu Ghraib (censored in case flagged on Social Media.)
This list is only scratches the surface and does not include those responsible for 5.5 million killed in the Congo; 400,000 people killed in Yemen; 250,000 people killed in Afghanistan.
CA readers may have their own recommendations for the ICC: if so, please DM me on 𝕏 @kevinhay77 so I can compile a further list of those who are worthy of ICC investigation!
Dr. Kevin Hay
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