Luis Moreno-Ocampo is attempting to take on the Sudanese dictator. He is the ICC prosecutor charging Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide and attempting to secure his arrest. Unfortunately for him some members of the UN council are attempting to prevent this most notably China and Russia. Tensions are building and it seems as if after the Olympics either China will gain the confidence to challenge America and/or Americans will begin to fear the rising power of China even more than they do. While some business have been outsourcing for years it seems that we must curtail this and almost step into the realization that we are on the verge of another polarizing period for global politics. Even in a world with so much inter connectivity men still have their differences. Countries are still attempting to exert their independence and the powers that be are still attempting to hold them into a state of bondage. It is all a matter of economics, money is pushing this world go round.
That is the main reason China would ever go to such lengths risking their image in the international eye in order to secure money, i.e. oil in the Sudan region while supporting its tyrannical leader.
As much as we like to believe that there are men out there that are willing to take on the powers that be and stand up for what they believe to be truly right, in the international arena he holds no weight. As much as we like to believe in some international police force that helps cure the world, the best we have is the United States trying to protect its supposed empire. While I am not one for a single government sticking their nose into any and all business, especially with the United States track record with international incidents. As much fear as it may bring to think of a truly world court and world power, or some sort of new world order scheme, it is difficult to deny that these individual countries are tearing things apart and separate interests will always create conflict.
There is a need to begin to take to create a global community that supports the type of world that we would like to live in. By setting standards for the environment, human rights, workers rights, individual freedoms, legal systems, political rights, religious freedom... and many other undeniable rights all men will be able to hold all other men accountable in which power would ultimately succumb to truth.
link to interview with Luis Moreno-Ocampo
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