Good day all. Decades ago, the The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court created the International Criminal Court, (Among other things). This court would have jurisdiction of the signatory’s citizens in certain matters. Basically, the court was set up to deal with crimes against humanity when the local courts couldn’t or wouldn’t.
Two countries that did not sign this treaty were the United States and Israel. Bot nations have good, solid judicial systems and courts of justice. However, the ICC, has pretty much ignored the fact that the United States and Israel do not recognize the ICC, and have decided that Prime Minister Netanyahu and a few others in Israel should be arrested anywhere they and sent to the Hague.
There have also been calls to bring American soldiers and in some cases, elected officials to stand before the ICC. This led to the United States passing the American Service-Members’ Protection Act in 2002. This act authorizes the President to use whatever tools are required to gain the return of any Americans dragged to the ICC, up to and including military force. This has led to the act being nicknamed the “Invade the Hague or Bomb the Hague Act.”
Since then there have been a few idiots at the Hague who thought that they had authority to do whatever they wanted regarding the United States. Almost always, these actions have been quietly stopped, probably when someone told the prosecutors that tried indicting Americans, we would be very angry and that they wouldn’t like the United States to be angry. Well, it looks like the ICC is once again getting to big for it’s britches and Acting Attorney General Blanche read them the riot act. Here are the details from Newsmax:
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told the International Criminal Court that the Justice Department “unequivocally rejects” any assertion of jurisdiction over U.S. citizens.
In his Monday letter, Blanche warned that Washington will refuse to cooperate with the tribunal’s investigations and won’t extradite Americans under its warrants.
I wonder what brought this on? I know that certain parties have not been happy with the United States blowing drug boats out of the water, taking out drug cartel leaders, and, of course, Operation Yoink where the United States removed and arrested Nicolas Maduro. They’ve also been pretty P.O’d about blowing Iran’s nuclear project into uranium dust, killing their leadership and destroying their military capabilities. They’re also not to happy with all the Oil tankers not moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Justice Department made the letter public Thursday, escalating the Trump administration’s confrontation with the Hague-based court and signaling it won’t recognize the court’s authority over Americans.
Well, we’ve never recognized the ICC since it’s founding. This isn’t news.
In the letter to the court’s president, Judge Tomoko Akane, Blanche wrote that the court “has acted in an increasingly lawless and illegitimate manner,” repeatedly asserting jurisdiction over countries that have not consented to its authority and failing to defer to national courts before pursuing investigations, which he said were “driven as much by political pressure and institutional self-interest as by legal merit.”
He said the court’s record raises “serious doubts about the ICC’s impartiality, credibility, and legitimacy.”
The International Criminal Court has no credibility, has all the impartiality of the January 6th Committee with about as much legitimacy. Also, as I mentioned above, the United States never signed on to or agrees with the The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the existence of the ICC. This is something that Mr. Blanche reminded that pack of jumped up losers.
Blanche cited the 2002 American Servicemembers’ Protection Act, which rejects the court’s jurisdiction over Americans and authorizes the president to use all means necessary and appropriate to secure the release of any American detained under a court warrant or request.
That authority, Blanche wrote, “will be taken seriously and, if required, fully exercised to protect our people.”
The statute covers service members, government officials, and civilians.
I have located a representation of what would happen if the United States were forced to activate the Invade the Hague Act and send in a team to free an American.
Blanche cited President Donald Trump’s February 2025 sanctions order targeting court personnel, quoting Trump’s declaration that the U.S. “unequivocally opposes and expects our allies to oppose any ICC actions against the United States, Israel, or any other ally of the United States that has not consented to ICC jurisdiction.”
One of the problems with the Eurotrash elites running the ICC is that they don’t care if they don’t have jurisdiction. For them it’s all about rebuilding the European empires and creating a One World government under the European Union.
The order declared the court’s conduct an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security and foreign policy and authorized asset freezes and travel restrictions on court officials and others who materially assist investigations of Americans or other protected people.
That was a political shot across the bow to the ICC and the Hague. They aren’t listening.
Three sitting court judges, including Kimberly Prost of Canada, sued the administration in the Southern District of New York in late June, arguing the sanctions exceed the president’s authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and violate the Fifth Amendment. The suit seeks to strike the order and unfreeze designated judges’ assets.
Currently, there are no arrest warrants against any Americans. However, the court is looking into actions that the United States has taken. The court is also going after Israel.
Its pending matters touching on American interests stem from a narrowed Afghanistan investigation, plus warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant related to the Israel-Hamas war. The Trump administration has cited those actions in expanding sanctions to at least nine court officials since 2025.
The arrogance of these judges never ceases to amaze me. They literally believe that they are the final arbitrators and that what they say goes. They believe that the whole world needs to bow down to them. I have no doubt that they are aware of the “Invade the Hague Act,” but they don’t believe that the United States would actually do that.
While it’s very likely that the Democrats, if Americans were hauled in front of the court, would do nothing, the Republicans would. First would come the polite ask. Send back our people. Then would come the less polite ask. Send back our people NOW! After that, the United States military goes in, probably Delta Force, and they are not going to be to concerned about avoiding casualties among the guards.
As for the lawsuit? I think the DoJ lawyers should simply explain to both the plaintiffs and the U.S. court that this is a national security matter. These judges have a choice. Cease and Desist all actions against the United States and Israel or face the consequences. Those consequences may be rather explosive.
As for the American court, they need to be told that they do not have any authority in this matter. I have little doubt that if the judge or judges in question or COB judges, they won’t listen. Then a very quiet meeting in their chambers and inform them that if they want the plaintiffs killed, please, go ahead and rule in their favor.
It’s good to see the Trump Administration reaffirming that the ICC has zero authority over Americans. Unfortunately, I don’t think those elitists are going to get the message until they get a virtual 2×4 to the back of the head. The court will do something stupid and you will see these judges taken out, either by Mossad or by the United States.
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