Gordon Brown to stop courts issuing arrest warrants for foreign officials
The move follows an outcry over a series of attempts to detain high-profile figures during trips to London, including Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli foreign minister. Under the proposals, the Crown Prosecution Service will take over responsibility for prosecuting war crimes and other violations of international law. It will end the current system in which magistrates are obliged to consider a case for an arrest warrant presented by any individual. Gilad Atzmon: Bowing to Jewish Pressure by Gilad Atzmon. AlterInfo: Brown veut changer la loi pour éviter des mandats d'arrêt contre les Israéliens. AWIP/Norman Finkelstein: "This Time We Went Too Far" -Truth and Consequences in the Gaza Invasion.
[Editor's Comment:] Modern democracies have wisely adopted the principle of Separation of Powers. Under this model "the state is divided into branches or estates, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility. The normal division of estates is into an executive, a legislature, and a judiciary." Britain has never fully adopted this model and its political system is characterized by a "fusion of powers." (Britain doesn't even have a constitution.) -But even for such a political system it is pretty remarkable that it lets itself be dictated to by a foreign power (and a lawless & criminal one, at that) and that it under pressure from Israel now rejects even a token separation of powers and ignores its international obligations. Needless to say, under international law Britain is required to prosecute war criminals and specifically, to act according to the principle of universal jurisdiction and of course also to act if & when war criminals come within reach of British jurisdiction (i.e. British territory). -In short, Britain has a duty to ensure that there is no hiding place for those suspected of the most serious international crimes. The umble Mr. Brown is indeed a sorry sight to behold. -Absolutely pathetic!
grovel, bow and scrape:
we kowtow, crawl and lick their boots,
fawn and flatter, curry favor
from morning until late at night.We cater to their every need
and keenly heed their faintest call.
We will excuse their cruelest deeds
and blame their victims, one and all
(even babes killed in mother's arms.)We're goyim; they're the Chosen ones.
Lest we incur their righteous wrath,
we cower and demean ourselves
and keep note: be umble. Always.