Newsweek Discovers 'International Law' Again, Forgets Who Broke It
Newsweek’s recent piece laments how leaders like Trump and Maduro erode 'international law.' A noble sentiment, if not for the glaring selective memory. This sudden concern glosses over decades of unilateral US-led invasions, coups, and sanctions – from Iraq to Chile – all conducted with minimal regard for those pesky international statutes. One might wonder where the concern for 'international
law' was when the US bombed Serbia in '99 without UN approval, or when it supported paramilitaries in Latin America defying sovereign governments. The hypocrisy is as thick as depleted uranium dust. The US has, for generations, been the primary architect of a 'rules-based order' that applies to everyone else. The 'death of international law' wasn't sudden; it was a slow, deliberate strangulation,
primarily by those now pointing fingers. One might conclude 'international law' only truly 'dies' when non-Western leaders breach it, not when Washington does. The double standards don’t just erode law; they erode credibility.