John Chuckman
COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE BY AARON MATE IN CHECKPOINT ASIA (ANTI-EMPIRE)
“New Leaks Shatter OPCW’s Attacks on Inspectors Who Blew the Whistle on Douma Report
"In the 2002 run up to the Iraq invasion Bolton engineered the ouster of OPCW's uncooperative chief”
The US for some time has conducted a dirty war against international organizations – the UN, the ICC, the ICJ, the WTO, UNESCO, the OPCW.
Bolton openly threatened International Criminal Court (ICC) judges with serious sanctions. This is the court which investigates war crimes.
The US owes the UN about a billion dollars in back dues.
The US withdrew completely from the important work of UNESCO.
The US withdrew all funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) which supports Palestinian refugees.
The US has a number of times not complied with its treaty obligation to issue visas to diplomatic staff visiting the UN headquarters in New York.
And there are many more such activities.
These are not attacks on the Right Wing’s hobgoblin of "globalism," they are attacks on international law and order.
And civilization.
