Ed's approach to this subject has all the appearance of a troll.
I don't agree.
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From Edmund W's posting:
"I'm content to be considered a "criminal" by the ICC -- it has no jurisdiction outside of countries which have signed its stupid treaty -- and I never travel to those dumb places anyway. So there! Nyaah, nyaah.
I stay in the civilized world, where there is Rule By Law -- not kangaroo courts making politicized decisions in favor of ruthless dictatorships."
"stupid treaty", "dumb places", "stay in the civilized world", "kangaroo courts" ... Puh, I agree with the previous poster that this has all appearances of a troll. But actually it is not important if this a "troll" or "flame" post. I was just very very disappointed to read such statements from Ed for whom I had a lot of respect.
I agree in substance with Ed's views on the ICC,
for the record: I don't.
*really* we shouldn't discuss politics on the list. It's outside the scope of our mission, and very dangerous for WikiLove.
Ack.
best regards, Marco