Is the International Criminal Court Racist? | System Error

Since it was established in 2002, all 30 cases brought before the International Criminal Court have involved African nationals. So is the court being used as a colonial tool? VICE World News talks to experts to find out.
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[@GamerbyDesign]

I can answer why they decided not to go against the UK. Probably cause the UK contributes a big percentage of the courts budget. The answer to these things is always money.

[@dreamSurfers5912]

Why the uk , facts needed

[@JM-nt5ex]

It's obviously biased in favor of Western Europe, racism is a poor choice of words

[@maverick6775]

Also Aussie forces killed Afghan civilians, but when they join insurrections we call them terrorists.

[@sidimightbe3246]

@@JM-nt5ex Slavs are effectively not european

[@cucumber623]

still pisses me off that scotland got dragged into these conflicts by londons decision, we nor anyone else have the right to be the worlds police

[@Luke-nz1tc]

Law for everyone Implemented on the poor

[@willvandermeer4733]

Don't be poor then

[@TheAnimale]

@@willvandermeer4733 The system makes that impossible for a lot of people.

[@TheAnimale]

@Joseph Gutierrez USA isnt what most people would call poor but there is 33 million people living under the poverty line there.

[@TheAnimale]

@Joseph Gutierrez And alot of those people have been poor for generations.

[@ngm8305]

@Joseph Gutierrez just because there’s hope to make it out doesnt mean you should just let people starve because “they don’t work enough or save”

[@pedrocastillo9980]

These courts will always favour the countries that fund them most aswell as the European nations who created most of the laws

[@Uchoobdood]

Being operated by ppl, they will always be subject to bias. Who should they favor? The impoverished nation’s absolutely SATURATED in corruption? You tell me buddy...

[@Thehomelessathlete]

I wonder why people from these countries county to fight against colonial powers.

[@cucumber623]

the WHO UN & the hague all go by the biggest donation first, everything else is secondary

[@devinmurray6806]

Facts

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

Also the countries with the strength and will to defend their sovereignty against them. No US citizen will ever be tried in the ICC unless they want to see how white phosphorus feels.

[@_darkseid_4490]

"Scottish guy", "swedish guy" but "Black guy" not "Ghanaian guy" or "Kenyan guy" or "Senegalese guy" or "Congolese guy" etc

[@fciolino]

Little does he know Africa is the most ethnically diverse continent on earth.

[@Walmart1]

@@fciolino He probably does but still wants to appear superior in 2021. He himself proves that the organisation is very racist by that sentence alone.

[@sidimightbe3246]

Different European countries act completely different from each other, sub Saharan African countries don’t have this reputation at least outside of africa

[@Klauserasme]

@@sidimightbe3246 ummm explain in what way African countries are similar because that's a stupid statement

[@fciolino]

@@sidimightbe3246 lol thats only because you aren’t taught about subsaharan Africa but they act as different or more different from each other than most Europeans do.

[@SecretEyeSpot]

if ALL countries are not able to be subpoena'd to this court.. then the system is already corrupted.

[@AnonymousUser77254]

What gives an external body the right to have jurisdiction over your citizens if you as a sovereign country haven't agreed to it?

[@SecretEyeSpot]

@@AnonymousUser77254 Great Question.. in short..id say Diplomacy, and participation with a global economy.. but i could be seeing things myopically.. thanks for asking this

[@user-vz7tj4hq8b]

yup

[@thetayterminator1436]

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[@corujariousa]

The ICC only has the powers that members give to it. In the end it is just a show to create an illusion of small justice. What is the yearly cost of it? Is it adequately staffed? Historically, have member countries respected its ruling? I'd like to know the answers.

[@equinox95]

If anyone's committed any war crimes Blair & Bush should be 1st in line for trial....Luckily for them their friends run the court🤫.

[@wmdkitty]

Second and third, really. Israel/Netanyahu should be first on the list.

[@equinox95]

@@wmdkitty ...it's a long list.

[@beco5002]

Forgot Obama

[@equinox95]

@@beco5002 ...they gave Obama the noble peace prize 5 minutes after getting into office????. Everyone's favourite celebrity can't be guilty of anything if you forget about the thousands killed under his watch in Pakistan. Yeah Obama 3rd.

[@equinox95]

@Enough is Enough Always has been and always will but society isn't taught that.

[@karimbelba5597]

It’s scary how whenever there’s impunity, human beings become pure evil

[@daviroza4700]

Africa poor Africa 🥺

[@kimjongun5172]

@@daviroza4700 don’t cry Osama it’s okay

[@paperexplain9342]

@@daviroza4700 indeed, if only the Damn US didn't attack Afghanistan u could have taken over it and the will longer suffered from war and it could have been more stable.

[@jezlanejl]

They are there to murder, it doesn't get any more inhumane, and now its exceptable to kill someone but not to piss on them.

[@Beastmodevids1]

Wrong white people's history of inhumane treatment towards humanity is worse because its unprovoked. They feel entitled to lead humanity even though it is their brand of leadership has been villainous up till this point.

[@knivesmillions2913]

"If you want Justice you've come to the wrong place." - Tyrion Lannister

[@DaLedWay]

The accuracy.

[@scordova98]

Media is not reality. Thinking like that allows your brain to be easily psychologically programmed by any foreign input. Seriously you're weird and goofy for posting that quote.

[@user-ts2ny8jg9d]

@@scordova98 it's true though? find me a court system with absolutely no corruption, i'll wait.

[@K1ddkanuck]

@@scordova98 Right. There's lots of justice at the ICC. There's no racial or national biases, and 1st world perpetrators of post colonial atrocities are held to the same account as African warlords. Definitely. /s

[@lo0se127]

@@K1ddkanuck did we watch the same thing or did you miss the point im confused.....

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Every Country's guilty of torture, question is how to hold anyone Accountable?

[@TheMattsem]

A king or a street sweeper we all dance with the Grim Reaper

[@_darkseid_4490]

Idk but ONLY holding African countries accountable is pretty ridiculous.

[@luhevieira]

Hm... no... not all countries have committed war crimes, some countries never fought a war

[@cstrutherskgs]

You can’t, you can try tho

[@nest1363]

@@luhevieira This argument covers way more then just engaging in wars. Isolating prisoners, police brutality against civilians and even the persistent campaigns from certain media to dehumanise and discriminate certain groups of people within their own country could be considered torture in some cases. Especially if the victims of those actions get denied the chance to stand up for themselves and search for restitutions afterwards.

[@Michelle_wald]

They're as guilty of war crimes as much as their foes

[@osamabinbradlyfucku8805]

Yep

[@TheFreshSpam]

You dont even know what your talking about yet alone know what happend. Shut up

[@ahmadmohammad5440]

@@TheFreshSpam wdym

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

Laws only exist so far as you can enforce them, so not really. That's why the US isnt a member of that joke of a "court"

[@the.day.walker4674]

this isn't a "System Error"... this is the system working as intended

[@muertez666]

huh, u agree with war crimes?

[@capncake8837]

@@muertez666 No, I think they meant that it’s supposed to let the powerful countries get away with stuff.

[@jugjames6835]

I keep saying the exact same thing nothing about this system is broken it's working exactly how they intended it to work.

[@fitawrarifitness6842]

Exactly!

[@maazkalim]

...As intended as declared-&-touted, or..? 😏

[@umidazimi3706]

Hey, the ICC is called by some in the U.N as the "International Caucasian Court."

[@sierrachoco5271]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 - more than likely true, great comment!!!!

[@The-realnews]

What is Caucasian😅 .. you mean Asian

[@adamk828]

Something tells me they won’t charge the Australians who committed war crimes

[@C.u.d.s]

War will always have crimes.

[@C.u.d.s]

@Aloko Zay It’s a fact, not an excuse.

[@packet8589]

Yup

[@squidstone8399]

@@C.u.d.s Since when are "facts" and "excuses" on the same page?

[@C.u.d.s]

@@squidstone8399 I’m stating it as a fact not as an excuse. What are you talking about?

[@Anklebreaker9]

@@C.u.d.s and politicians are always corrupt. Does that mean we shouldn’t at least try to mitigate the problem?

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

International Colonial Court

[@espadad7256]

so true

[@theusa4052]

Russia got tried for its crimes in 2008. The majority of wars are fought in Africa and the Middle East, so you’ll definitely see those numbers go up. Plus many of these wars are one African group against another African group. I fail to see why they are bias.

[@avi8r944]

@@theusa4052 you must've missed the part about conduct by some member countries like the UK simply being swept away. I doubt Australians will be brought forward for their recent crimes. I hope I have helped your understanding.

[@thedogtobs9469]

@@theusa4052 Have you even taken to notice any of the warcrimes the US and the UK have committed in Iraq?

[@nihilisticbarbie]

@@thedogtobs9469 no they can't, because America can do no wrong, right? It's so scary how blind people are in the name of 'patriotism'

[@salmanameenvlogs3327]

Double standards

[@Therealmudbone]

Pays to be a winner🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

nah, the standard is whether or not you have a serious military

[@rolandkamugisha5012]

Like Noam chomsky said "rules for them ,not for me ,please "

[@CIARUNSITE]

Seems unlikely a justice system would mainly attack the people least able to defend themselves. That's definitely never happened before.

[@Epicmouse1108]

This just reinforce the fact that; History is written by the victor

[@DTOStudios]

One notable exception: The American Civil War. The South wrote that history for generations and only in recent years are historians finally showing how flawed their history is

[@armadilloburns4880]

When money talks, everybody listens and When money talks, nobody checks the grammar!!!!

[@swishask8875]

The big problem I always see is that we group Africa together, we assume all Africans are the same and are taught they all are, we would assume no difference between someone from the Congo and Egypt but we wouldn’t think someone who is Irish and Russian are the same or Japanese and Chinese

[@cucumber623]

yup its nonsence, was waiting for him to show the new republic of africa passport, africa isnt a country when are people going to start realising that

[@Tomorrison28]

Africa is the most diverse continent by far

[@mucha9196]

There is nothing that any African has done that has not been done by the Americans or British if you think otherwise you’re just uneducated we can’t blame you for your ignorance

[@swishask8875]

@@mucha9196 not true

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Actually, here in the US, we call anyone of European origin "white," regardless of our Ethnic European origin... or origins.

[@Joker-no1uh]

If you don't hold your own soldiers accountable, it will continue to get worse and worse.. they will feel invincible

[@alexandru1383]

Yet another example of good idea, infested and undermined by the Western hypocrisy...

[@r3cursive]

"what should I do a scottish guy or a swedish guy before I do a black guy?" we don't even have an identity for you past being black, how can we expect you to prosecute and exercise law fairly?

[@Walmart1]

You hit the nail on the head. That incompetent racist doesn’t know what he is talking about. I suggest all African countries pull out of this racist organisation.

[@cucumber623]

in scotland we are guilty of the crime of not being a republic

[@si91]

@@Walmart1 Why? So their war criminals don't get prosecuted?

[@Walmart1]

@@si91 Lol, how about you persecute the war criminals in Europe.

[@si91]

@@Walmart1 How? The only people who care about prosecuting war criminals are Europeans, Americans, and other Westerners - that's why the ICC gets most of its funding from them. The very concept of "war crimes" and the associated legal ramifications was wholly created and supported by them, and exported to their former colonies. Non Westerners, thus have no business accusing the ICC of "racism" or being "colonial" when, without it, there would be no war crimes prosecutions at all, or even any idea that war crimes exist.

[@user-fg9xe5kq4q]

We know the names of the folks who signed off on the Uighur death camps, right? I don’t see the ICC saying anything

[@dcrockafella]

Biden says we should stay out of it, it's their culture. Or something like that.

[@CooperDianeBob]

China isnt a member

[@maverick6775]

@@CooperDianeBob good for china

[@GRANOLA77]

@@dcrockafella No he didn't say that. He said that about something else and someone just lied and twisted his words

[@Mhaakify]

Because a majority of countries that are involved in those organisations, and those organisations themselves, have interests in China. Those interests are not the lifes of the Uighur people I'm afraid.

[@dwnturn]

Someone here said this is the "International Colonial Court." I think that sums it up perfectly.

[@theusa4052]

Not really.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

That would be me

[@ih8google]

@@theusa4052 wrong.

[@theusa4052]

@@ih8google I would agree. But where are the trials against Qatar, they have a slave market going on. If they solve that, I’ll agree with you.

[@laylamad5731]

@@theusa4052 Because the US has made friends with them.

[@PETROVICGAMES]

Why am I not surprised ?

[@basedsalty6970]

Why am I not surprised everything has to be racist now

[@PETROVICGAMES]

@@basedsalty6970 well, just watch the video first.

[@bigspook9867]

@@basedsalty6970 what? Are you cognitively functional? You are basically invalidating this Doc because you personally feeling it has some racial undertone intended to drive a wedge between races even further. But you can SEE THEM BEING CLEARLY PREJUDICE. *megafacepalm*

[@jesseklaver8905]

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[@PKMNRANGERPAIN]

The international criminal court is a joke, if your going to imprison someone for a crime they’ve committed is understandable, but to target & torture them because of race, creed, or culture is pure bigotry & it disgusting 💯

[@jakeicloud]

Am i shocked by this? No

[@TheOsis181]

Don't do the crime if you can't do the time

[@vincentmontgomery9770]

Did you even watch the vid

[@changeplease7056]

@@vincentmontgomery9770 yep, they did, they just hate black people

[@TheOsis181]

@@vincentmontgomery9770 Someone can't take a joke I see :D

[@homie3322]

@@TheOsis181 weak ass joke, it doesn’t even make sense 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@PigRipperLAW]

There is no justice. Only power.

[@trenaceandblackmetal5621]

Might is right

[@Ida-xe8pg]

*>"Is* the International Criminal Court Racist?" good question you got there

[@dionysus8967]

What are you talking about?

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

International Caucasian Court .

[@ashutoshsingh5473]

Great people who themselves have great history's of crime now have the power to judge others What more you would expect

[@theusa4052]

Russia got tried for its crimes in 2008. The majority of wars are fought in Africa and the Middle East, so you’ll definitely see those numbers go up. Plus many of these wars are one African group against another African group. I fail to see why they are bias.

[@muatheluafi6816]

@@theusa4052 Because they're westerners , evil runs in their blood

[@rediettadesse2828]

@@theusa4052 yeah I think if westerners want to help .. they should follow China's way .. help built Africa.. then stability and peace will come.. immigration will decrease .. people will start living where they are peacefully.. it's a progress We should grow together This war thing won't help much if u think about it

[@EdoardoPascale]

The problem lies, as highlited, in the conventional and voluntary base of internazional courts jurisdiction. The court is not racist, it's simply impossible for them to prosecute crimes committed by powerful states, because they don't allow it

[@tdomingues89]

So true.

[@georgeswanson697]

The fucking truth.

[@MRrealmadridRaul]

Exactly this. Like they said at 9:57, those prosecuted were simply the losers of a conflict and were handed in by the victors. The victors most likely had their fair share of war crimes but they wont be handing themselves in any time soon. The fact they they blame it on racism shows that they rather think emotionally than logically.

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

International "law" always works that way, because it can't be any other way. Countries have a military to defend their sovereignty, so the ICC just plays pretend prior to executing whoever they get handed.

[@deathZor42]

@@Captain_Wet_Beard the ICC doesn't do dead penalties.

[@JohnnyTzsunami]

3:46, My guy in the top right behind the crypt keeper made my day Lol

[@sybillelegitime4709]

That was one of the main plot points in Black Earth Rising... That show knew what's up

[@tungstenliver6962]

The beginning caught me off guard. Didnt think they were capable of such horrific things, when they consider themselves to be 'westerners'. Horrible.

[@johanbendiksen7051]

Well they are westerners

[@BonShula]

What do you mean? Westerners starts wars all the time

[@piet0004]

all is fair in love and war.

[@kashifraza8736]

Vice doing great job, love your documemtries

[@timothinking9855]

I always said when I was on both tours, "if these dudes arent ISIS or Taliban now, they will be after we leave." We gave a lot of people many reasons to hate us...

[@ReckerFidelWOLF]

Just like in Vietnam when a bunch of farmers are witnessing their kids being tortured or sexually abused.

[@Biobele]

I always wanted to work for the International Criminal Court, I even had my final year project on the ICC. But upon completion it was clear that they weren't interested in Africans working for or with the I.C.C just prosecuting us Africans that's all. After much uproar Fatou was placed in the position she is currently but still Africans are over looked during employment of prosecutors, support staff, researchers etc.

[@vannakinder352]

I hope to see more Africans, South Asians, Native Americans, and Middle Easterns in International Law. Good luck to you.

[@ewilliams4697]

Why would you want to work for a joke like the ICC pathetic always a sell out among Africans

[@emilskolosovs4477]

@3:47 Marilyn Manson not looking too good these days

[@MrOski859]

I was thinking like WTF is that...🚫🧢

[@laurentlaughlin]

hahaha!

[@TheNoticeBlog]

Is there really a question? Waiving accountability for Western countries alone is undoubtedly racist. The question is what are people DOING about it?

[@shakir1998]

Just like powerful people are above the law, powerful countries are above the law.

[@yaomingas5425]

Racist like them, that expelled white people from living in África?

[@91kilometers70]

It seems like Western countries have a large amount of leverage over the ICC where as African countries don’t

[@rebeccaanderson5626]

@Joey Wheeler does this matter ? This shouldn't matter.

[@patricksaintjean3365]

What military hasn't committed war crimes..

[@martinondrus6344]

swiss

[@mo0ritz]

@@martinondrus6344 They did other stuff

[@hanantyofiradiputro107]

Swiss

[@martinondrus6344]

@@mo0ritz can you elaborate?

[@TitusM7]

@@mo0ritz sup pulse, what did you witness give me the intel

[@abdulwasi4486]

Imagine Iraq getting invaded for getting two war crimes and yet Israel has 62 war crimes

[@doggoneyou5401]

How about hamas?

[@inoovator3756]

@N. Brio Da Zuera except for their killing of hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis sure

[@marvinogega2384]

It's so disappointing and so angering to see countries like USA who promote justice and democracy refuse to comply when it comes to them being investigated. Hypocrisy at it's best

[@MrTwenty20video]

Excellent report. Thank you.

[@coppermoth6069]

Everyone should be held accountable. That being said, holding nobody accountable would be vastly worse than only holding some accountable. That shouldn’t be an excuse to allow Europeans off the hook.

[@thetimetravelingfbi7626]

I don't think it's about racism it's about how much political power the criminal has

[@michaeltamke8542]

If you study international relations, one thing to learn among the first is, that the international system is in itself anarchistic, since there is no true authority above the national states. There might be some rare regional excemptions like the EU, but on a global scale there is no legal binding authority to obey that actually has the force to make the states obey. The great powers cannot be forced to submit to anyone and wont be for any time. That is just a sad fact that is not complementary with things like the International court. Idealism can only go so far as power interests allow it to go.

[@aloneinthewoods454]

Funny they did that in Harris County Jail in 2006 in Texas, United States.

[@raulrios158]

What case was that?

[@kimina310]

Vampire at 3:48, never thought I'd see one and live

[@Non_playable_collective]

😂😂😂

[@upendo.3570]

😂😂

[@rosarivas1304]

Soldiers must not equal or fall lower than a terrorist...

[@djxnxxnxjd7872]

Your so pretty

[@devinh9443]

^ down tremendously bad

[@androos4135]

"Terrorist". those soldieres you are talking bout are the terrorists

[@v-12media44]

Just be glad you in America bean dipper

[@JM-nt5ex]

It isn't racist, it's biased in favor of Western Europe specifically.

[@khansahb8]

And that's not racist?

[@MrBallofa]

how can you say that's not a racial biass

[@JM-nt5ex]

@@khansahb8 Because fair skin isn't confined to Western Europe. I mean, I just got here from a video of a Slavic(of some brand) general killing himself in the Hague

[@TheSunderingSea]

I know a guy, a friend of mine who was in the military in Afghanistan. Now, i'm going to be vague to protect his identity, but he told me how a Royal Marine patrol drove through his unit's position as part of their patrol route. When they had driven about three kilometers they drove into a village he and his unit had been building a relationship with during his deployment. They had never taken fire from the village during his deployment. The British Marines open fired on the villagers, killed 15 civilians including several children. The next time his unit drove through that village, there was an IED. The British later claimed the Americans shot first and they both were engaging armed targets but his unit had no weapons capable of shooting out that far, let alone at the world record range for a sniper kill. The American troops had never fired during the event. Before the massacre he said the Brits would kill the Afghans livestock for no reason on several occasions.

[@CaptainDingleberry]

You guys are killing it lately

[@treeman101]

im glad vice is back on point

[@saddamgurup7524]

""Any school and college students here.... 🍊🍊

[@Omar-kd9kx]

Love your videos Vice.

[@Xergecuz]

Lawyer here: There needs to be a couple things to happen, of course a crime of war, crime against humanity or torture, but there also needs to be impunity in the country of origin, so unless both of these happen the ICC won't get involved. That said there are open investigations against Bush and US soldiers and UK soldiers that were involved in crimes of war and torture in Irak, to the extent that they can't leave the US without risking being arrested and presented to the ICC.

[@lyndpteloexplicamuzickevol2136]

They just fighting for there land there country i dont like what they doing out side and the terrorism but in there country they just don't want to be bullied by big countries

[@fasthandsz]

They want Africa’s riches

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

Since when does Africa have riches? Didn't the Guptas take all of that and leave?

[@reefblackford5882]

It is a question why this has not been brought to The Hague. It is obvious that they have committed war crimes.

[@sebastiancastellanos3575]

People suck. I’m so sorry for everyone who experienced anything like this.

[@aidansilber2028]

I love it when a video asks a question and you can just go "yes" Like everything they say is just like duh

[@MoMo-206]

While we're at it, let's check with Palestine 🇵🇸 and how they're mistreated by Israel.

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

That would require being recognized as a real country. Who gets to be countries is decided by the ones with a real military, so that isn't going to happen.

[@MoMo-206]

@@Captain_Wet_Beard you don't make no damn sense.

[@ReckerFidelWOLF]

@@MoMo-206 It does. The Mexican state of Chiapras is so different and autonomous from the rest of the country you might as well consider it its own country. Yet it isn't since its safe guarded by militants. Just like Palestine.

[@jdoe787]

@1:40 top left guy looks like The Weeknd from his music video Save Your Tears

[@sleeexs]

"They got the system doing systems, we got the system to turn us into victims." -Capital STEEZ

[@teepee8479]

Funny how they didn’t mention China 🇨🇳 😂

[@stroads.]

Classic whataboutism

[@email5023]

@@stroads. But what about Africa?

[@gerardrbain1972]

But China isn't involved in any foreign military conflicts where war crimes are most likely to occur.

[@blake432]

China doesn't have boots on the ground or a history of colonialism in the affected countries being discussed.

[@utkult]

@@gerardrbain1972 they fuckin invaded Tibet , are you joking?

[@swingking1294]

Bro this thumbnail is INSANE‼️

[@WHYTRYV13]

British soldiers have always done things like this, hundreds of years. To many many countries but nothing ever happened about it. Hope theres a change now.

[@michaelhiggins8843]

At the end of the day, it’s almost impossible to prosecute war crimes committed by the victors. No real way around that unfortunately.

[@Rory20uk]

Idealists vs realists. Is some good but biased good better than nothing at all? No power has ever willingly wanted their own actions overseen by another.

[@abhishekkesarwani218]

The thumbnail looks like a badass underrated movie poster.

[@uraninite8151]

The clip showing the soldier shooting off the bridge was from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1998 at the beginning of the Second Congo war. Those were FAC soldiers (Congolese government soldiers supporting President Laurent Kabila) shooting at a suspected Tutsi RCD rebel or sympathizer near Kinshasa in the province of Bas Congo during the rebel offensive on the capital. At that point in the war the FAC were engaged in fighting with the Rwandan and Ugandan army and their proxies, at that point it was the RCD(who were mostly Tutsi). The FAC were fighting off the offensive on Kinshasa in Bas Congo (Operation Kitona) as well as the RCD (10Bde Goma, Led by jean Pierre Ondekane) mutiny and Rwandan and Ugandan invasion in the east of the country. The FAC managed to successfully defeat the rebels in Bas congo preventing the capture of Kinshasa mostly due to the support of Zimbabwe and Angola. For the rest of the war the FAC fought the Rwandans, Ugandan and proxies along a front that divided the country into two from Dongo in Equateur Province to Pweto in Katanga until 2003. There was much in fighting and divisions amongst the rebel groups and well as local uprisings (Mai-mai militias) within foreign controlled territory which still continues to this day.

[@TheSatiyeh2005]

I can answer this question simply-"Yes"

[@mikeycroker3480]

Omg that poor guy. SMH. I wish I could save them all.

[@norths21]

Just like Hague is targeting just Serbian people

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

Get a real military and that won't happen lol, notice how the US is never in these courts.

[@RedHorseman66]

What goes around always comes back so always treat people how you want to be treated.

[@curtisthomas2670]

7:51: for those not aware the "American Service-member Protection Act" by GB authorizes the president to use whatever means including deadly military force to remove any of its citizens/military members (AND those of US allied nations even if they're signatory) from the custody of the lCC. This clause enabling the use of military force against the lCC has eatned the Act the nickname "Hague Invasion Act" as it enables a US invasion of the lCC at the Hague. Provisions in the Act also requires US allies that are signatory to the lCC to be forced to not cooperate with the lCC at the "request" of the US at the risk of losing US military aid or financial assistance. It also enables the US to sanction any member of the court gor taking part in investigation or any action against US citizens/military or those of any US allies even those signatory to the US. Despite all this, the Act allows got the US to detain and hand over or refer any foreigner to the same lCC it's not signatory to 😅😅😅😅

[@fits9028]

2:08 Americans go fishing

[@mscharmloves]

Nothing new under the sun

[@danielomaha3733]

There is no such thing as a war crime.

[@Anklebreaker9]

Killing innocent civilians is a war crime morally and lawfully

[@travismailsa1]

What was he referring to at 11:31 about South African indictment s?

[@fakyu9346]

Sadam Hussein is indeed a terrible dictator, but at least Iraq was stable. Who needs democrcy if it means living in ruins?

[@marks.6869]

Exactly this!! Same thing goes for Ghaddafi! Lybia was doing good without American “democracy”

[@SkinnySkinch]

The problem with liberals like you are you expect democracy to instantly take flight and overnight the second a war ends if the country isn't flourishing it's a failure. I am disgusted you just suggested Sadam Hussein was better for Iraq

[@themightynail623]

@@SkinnySkinch I agree. War crimes and invasion is better for Iraq. War is peace, right?

[@LtApples101]

There was no democracy though. Just another dictator taking his place

[@themightynail623]

@@LtApples101 its funny how during the cold War the US had implemented dozens of dictators to fight communism then they invade dictatorships so they can get "democracy". US hypocrisy at its finest.

[@matthewmcdonough4202]

Sad 🥺

[@ibenzawla]

Most definitely. Absolutely no question about it.

[@vannakinder352]

Yeah everyone clamors about Hezbollah but I think America should be tried for funding not only Islamic extremism but Christian extremist like Phalangists. The Phalangists were killing Druze, Palestinians, and Shias for 100+ years but were enabled bc they were pro Israel.

[@ArningEchanoPH]

can they do anything about what's happening in Myanmar rn?

[@vannakinder352]

I don’t think the military can be tried. I still think the state should be tried for what it did to Rohingyas bc not everything was the militaries fault.

[@TheGreatSpl00ge]

"Renegrade court."

[@bonkersblock]

ICC is that Karen everyone hates because it’s a special kind of Karen! 🤣

[@Alex.the.humble]

Institutions aren’t racist. Humanity has and always will have a racist, superiority complex among varying groups.

[@ShidaiTaino]

So they’re racist

[@PropheticShadeZ]

I think it can be taught to be a negative and antisocial behaviour though. Murder is a human behaviour that we don't allow or tolerate

[@mpolign]

My entire life America has positioned itself as the universal enforcer of justice, from Nicaragua & Colombia to Serbia to Iraq & Afghanistan. It's high time Americans reconsider that assessment.

[@vannakinder352]

America funded the phalangist who not only killed Palestinians and Shias (which America doesn’t care about killing that is why they align with the FSA) but Druze. ISIS does the same thing but replace Palestinians with Assyrians and Druze with Yazidis. How is America any better than ISIS?

[@nonu01]

international caucasian court

[@desmond-hawkins]

10:10 Žižek impersonator

[@leea3531]

They are just the same as the courts in the US

[@LegiuneaAM]

0:26 *Rule Britannia earrape starts playing*

[@JunaidRiazAlHassan]

When you’re hurt by people who share the same blood as you, then just remember Yusuf (AS), who was betrayed by his own brothers. If you find your parents opposing you, remember Ibrahim (AS), whose father led him to the fire. If you’re stuck with a problem where there’s no way out, remember Yunus (AS), stuck in the belly of a whale. If you’re ill & your body cries with pain, remember Ayoob (AS) who was more ill than you. When someone slanders you, remember Ai’sha (RA) who was slandered throughout the city. When you’re lonely, recall Aadam (AS) who was created alone. When you can’t see any logic around you, think of Nuh (AS) who built an ark without questioning. If you are mocked by your own relatives then think of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Allah (SWT) put these Prophets to trial, so that later generations may learn a lesson of patience & perseverance. May Allah SWT give us perspective & understanding. Ameen.

[@halflifeproductionz]

Only vice and leftists will bring up american war crimes when discussing African criminal war lords

[@lilpold9192]

Your right we should never talk about American warcrimes

[@skyvoid6259]

So it sounds to me the court only goes after the people who were in charge and ordered the war crimes not the solders yet they'll bring the solders from the US and UK up. Granted not all of the solders were ordered to do the henous actions but I doubt all the african solders did either yet they are not on trial...

[@GARBO96]

As an American it makes sense while the rest of the world use America as the number one threat to world peace our government really does suck but then again all governments do