I give up....

Before we invaded Iraq, we were told in no uncertain terms that Iraq was an evil country in breach of International Law. We were told that The Rule Of Law was the most sacrosanct thing in our Civilisation. We were told that International Law was a very serious thing and to break it was sufficient reason for war.

Remember Slobodan Milosevic? He broke International Law. He commited war crimes. War crimes were breaches of International Law. He was made to stand trial in the International Court of Justice. International Law was a very serious thing way back then.

Then the U.S. decided that it was above International Law (Oil can do that to an Oil Man.) In going to war against Iraq, the U.S. ignored International Law. It broke International Laws by the dozen. And since then the U.S. has been very quiet about International Law. There's now an official silence about International Law.

But the U.S. will have to reinstate International Law in order to try Saddam Hussein under International Law for his war crimes. And that's when International Law will turn around and bite the U.S. on the bum. Very hard indeed!

Australia? Thanks to our Prime Minister, John Howard, we're now war criminals too.

The International Court of Justice? Oh that's right, I remember, that's the place to which East Timor is trying to drag Australia kicking and screaming, to face charges of oil and gas theft...

We have our federal elections this Saturday. Vote carefully, citizens of Australia. I wonder if, come Saturday night, I'll be a proud Australian, or an ashamed one (and one very much more afraid of the "terrorist's vote" on the way we voted.)