• Glytch@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It gets better: check out The Hague Invasion Act.

    Long story short congress has given blanket authority to any US president to rescue any American or allied personnel from ICC imprisonment by any means necessary.

    Netanyahu could qualify as allied personnel.

    The US could invade the Netherlands to free Netanyahu from the ICC without any sort of debate.

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      6 months ago

      Countries with good intentions don’t shield themselves from accountability.

      America is a terrorist state.

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      6 months ago

      And NATO would be obligated to defend it, if the Netherlands asks for aid. Could get interesting.