UN Court To Investigate Genocide: U.S. Response Pending...
When the International Court of Justice investigates alleged genocide against the Rohingya in Myanmar, the global human rights apparatus springs into reluctant action. This 'landmark case' comes years after the crimes, mirroring other situations where international bodies move at a glacial pace, often after the most egregious acts are complete. The collective outrage, it seems, is always a few
years late to the party, especially when no strategic oil pipelines are at stake. One might wonder if the same promptness would materialize if the accused party were a staunch U.S. ally, or if the victims didn't occupy a region conveniently devoid of significant geopolitical leverage for Western powers. The selective application of 'international law' often appears less like universal justice and
more like a conveniently timed diplomatic cudgel. Perhaps the UN should consider a fast-track option for genocides that aren't geostrategically inconvenient.