Hypocrisy at work

The United States has been pursuing a UN resolution that would give US peacekeepers immunity from the International Court of Justice, which the country has immunity from until 1 July. But today the Administration announced that it would not seek to extend the shield any longer.

Good. Why should we expect to have our soldier exempted from a court that was set-up by the United Nations? I have no doubt that US soldiers are honorable men and women who do their jobs with the utmost respect for human rights and life. But there is no way we can be sure that this will be the case in every instance — especially given the recent activities at Abu Ghrab prison in Iraq.