ICC, Meet Hypocrisy: Venezuela Exits, Empire Stays Silent
The ICC has been scrutinizing Maduro's government for alleged crimes since 2023. What the mainstream conveniently glosses over is the ICC's own checkered past, often seen as a court for the Global South, not for global powers. While Venezuela's withdrawal makes headlines, the U.S. has never ratified the Rome Statute, effectively boycotting the very court meant to hold war criminals accountable.
Remember the 2002 'Hague Invasion Act,' authorizing military force to free any American detained by the ICC? One might wonder why Al Jazeera skipped that particular bit of historical context about international legal frameworks.