By Carol Morello Carol Morello National reporter focusing on foreign policy and State Department Email Bio Follow March 15 at 12:06 PM WASHINGTON — The United States will not issue visas to staff of the International Criminal Court involved in the investigations of abuses allegedly committed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan, or investigations of troops of allies such as Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.
Pompeo declined to say how many ICC-related visas have been denied or name any officials affected. But he said the restrictions apply to anyone working for the court who requests or furthers an investigation into acts by the United States or its allies. The United States is not a member of the ICC, even though the Clinton administration signed a statue creating the body. Many in Congress believed it would infringe on U.S. sovereignty, and it was never submitted for the Senate to ratify. More than 100 countries recognize its jurisdiction, but another 23, including the United States, never ratified it.
Why did Trump commit a crime over there?
World.. We apologize.
Nothing shady about this AT ALL, nope
WINNING!
Who?
We must remain part of our global community and support international iaw. We don't want to become a NK-type pariah, marginalized outlaw.
So if we invaded a country under false pretenses, no one should call our bluff?
Visas.....hahahaha.....you can as well deny the real Visa, Amex and MasterCard?
Isn’t ‘no collusion!’ definitive?
US, welcome to AFRICA 😉
WTF?!
That such a shame because the ICC would like to speak with so many US citizens. 😀
Good Mr SecPompeo. The IntlCrimCourt is a extreme left outfit good for nothing, handled by 'walking cathedrals' bureaucrats whose only merit is a nice life out of their generous expense accounts, just like their peers at other white elephants like OAS and UN.
The thug regime.
Disgusting!
We are we so comically shit now?
Wow.
About dam time we stood up to the criminals of the UN they can take their sh t and leave New York too.
But of course. Criminals detest courts of law because they fear their findings might be shameful for them.
because the US is the biggest criminal under Donald Trump and his gangster friends
Because the gop is criminal?
karenaboylan SecPompeo is afraid that he and Trump will be investigated for human rights violations.
US has been imposing bans on visas on all categories. This is nothing new. Even potential students won't get it.
USSecretaryOfStateSponsoredTerrorism 'employees of the International Criminal Court should request visas from the CIA consulate in Jeddah, like all other criminals.' NineElevenWasAnInsideJob
Dirty donald traded 1 fixer for the whole GOP. WorstPresidentEver
Locking kids in cages and children dying in ICE custody equals crimes against humanity & they should be held accountable hence why they are not being allowed in. Call your reps this blatented racism from realDonaldTrump and his ilk need to be investigated by any means necessary
That seems a bit fascist, for lack of a better word
I hate these Trump people with a passion.
Please! People read this article before commenting on it... I did not realize how many of you have no idea what the ICC's actual authority is.
Why?
Fair enough. Criminals don’t like the people fight against the criminals.
U.S. abdicated it's 1943 promise to world peace. *The Four Sheriffs* guaranteed world peace: U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, and China's Chiang Kai-shek. Roosevelt envisioned the United Nations
Are their international charges for obstruction of justice?
Nothing like hiding your guilt.
A true disgrace. What will be left of this country after Trump?! SecPompeo
Each day America loses more credibility.
The icc has questionable jurisdiction in the first place
'We've got to protect the criminals in this administration.'
This is a wall thought, kill the messenger, attack anyone or anything that shines the light on illegal acts of ugly Americans. And it is much like those who attack players for kneeling while the national anthem is played.
We're in Gilead.
Because I am getting tired of repeating myself to people who think the ICC has standing in this, I will just post this from now on. It is not what you think it is... It's much worse.
Just when you can get more discussed it Bam the Trump administration does something else
Because they may charge Trump
how is this even legal?
This POS automatically flips to Islamic Terrorist card when both Israel & Palestine are saying that the Missile launch was a Mistake. Pompeo's jump to judgment to exert his Islamophobia on a day a White Supremacist Terrorist murdered 49 Muslims is Sick.
No condemnation from a conflicted White House of the right wing extremists who slaughtered 49 Islamic innocents and infants in New Zealand
What are they afraid of?
So the US denies access to staff of a court they don't even recognize?
The US is not above the law pompus ass.
Oh yeah. We'll just pretend that all us Americans are perfect.
Why?
This is unconscionable. Who the hell does SecPompeo think he is? If our soldiers abused their uniforms and are guilty of war crimes, then they (and WE) need to be held accountable. Israel too. NO ONE is above the law!!!!
The is how a criminal rogue State operates. Notmypresident
SecPompeo this administration fears accountability in all its forms.
Oh God, change Trump
Fascists doing fascist things. This is a troubling development. America is under attack and our double cheese President is holding the door wide open. Donald Trump and the GOP are traitors and they deserve the maximum penalty upon conviction.
This makes no sense at all. If we committed war crimes, we should be called out on it just like anyone else? Oh, but wait, we have DT as our leader, who also thinks himself above the law.....now I get it.
I dunno, this sounds pretty majpr, and on brand with say...NorthKoRussia
They are cutting us off from the herd. Any farmer like myself can see it as well. Disturbing on so many levels.
Wtf? Unbelievable.
Cuz that’s the way the dictator of Trumpistan wants it.
That’s right. We bow to no international body of bureaucrats and powdered wigs.
Thanks to SecPompeo AmbJohnBolton & realDonaldTrump we are another step closer to a Banana Republic.
SecPompeo Afraid?
Good
PalomaStovall Wow- this is really the 1930's....
Afraid the truth will be revealed.
Fat, neckless SecPompeo really sucks at his job.
Another day. Another step closer to a banana republic.
Because they might be coming after those involved in the detention policy!
Before it's all said and done. We will be an Isolationist country under Trump
Of course not. Because they're afraid of what the court would find.
This is also sedition
'The most transparent administration ever.' Said no one, ever.
Hmmm, even if those ICC reps are nationals of countries that do not need visas? What is they hold US passports?
Wow, if that doesn’t sound like they are guilty of something, I don’t know what does.
The realDonaldTrump administration has already shown disdain for US Courts, and their lack of credibility in the world. We are now formally expanding that to include (further) hostility to the ICC as well. How far we have fallen as a nation...
Pompeo is an enemy of the State!
Good!
Trumpakistan
That should be a criminal offense.
Shameful!!
Why
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