Other opinions comment on the unprecedented measures against a treaty-based international organization :
On Wednesday, Pompeo described the ICC as "a thoroughly broken and corrupted institution" and said the US "will not tolerate its illegitimate attempts to subject Americans to its jurisdiction."
The US has opposed the ICC from the very beginning, and refused to ratify the Rome Statute. The George W. Bush administration even passed the American Servicemembers Protection Act in 2002, which includes the so-called "Hague invasion clause" authorizing the use of force to liberate any American or allied national held by the ICC.
"We explored the four scenarios experts consider most likely: a narrow Biden win; a big Biden win, with a decisive lead in both the electoral college and the popular vote; a Trump win with an electoral college lead but a large popular-vote loss, as in 2016; and finally, a period of extended uncertainty as we saw in the 2000 election."
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. The opinion delivered by Judge Marsha Berzon reportedly contained multiple references to Snowden and his role in disclosing the program to the public - for which he became a wanted fugitive.See also:
While the ruling might pave the way for Snowden seeing charges against him dropped, or perhaps receiving a presidential pardon, its significance was otherwise symbolic.
After months of insisting the riots were peaceful protests, Joe and Kamala released a TV ad "now is the time for racial justice" now blaming the riots on Trump who was deploying the National Guard at the governor's request.See also:
The former VP is promoted as coming with "compassion, a desire to heal, and a fire extinguisher" to Trump's "matches and kerosene." Biden would provide "the selfless leadership and constructive voice we have sorely missed for almost 4 years," is how former Obama aide David Plouffe put it:
The reception in Kenosha certainly seemed different. While Trump's visit drew crowds of both supporters and protesters, Biden's visit seemed to have attracted only the media, with locals apparently conspicuously absent.
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