We Don't Need No Stinkin' Treaties
The Leader of the Free World Refuses to Honor Many World Treaties Well, OK, we did sign this one. The mass murderer Putin clearly needs to be convicted of war crimes. However, the USA "rejects" and "isn't a party to" the International Criminal Court where such a conviction would happen. The problem is that any prosecution of U.S. crimes would “unacceptably threaten American sovereignty and U.S. national security interests.” There you go. At least there you go until a criminal like Putin needs prosecuting . Here's a list of the international treaties we have stiff-armed: Year Treaty Depositary U.S. status 1930 Forced Labour Convention International Labour Organization signed, not ratified 1948 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention International Labour Organization not signed 1949 Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 International Labour Organization not signed 1950 Convention for the Suppression...