Today’s Moon of Alabama article is about the genuine nature of just passed UNSC Resolution 2728 on the Gaza Genocide and the fact that it’s binding, a fact the Outlaw US Empire is trying mightily to say it isn’t. Readers are invited to use the link to read the excellent article that cites many sources about the veracity of the UNSCR’s being binding—indeed, all of them, many of which have been ignored, like those related to the Minsk Two agreements. In my comment that follows is a plea to all other writers to adopt my descriptor of the USA or devise something similar so the vital facts of what such a descriptor means can get circulated and hopefully acted upon.
Acco Hengst | Mar 28 2024 17:13 utc | 10--
Thanks very much for your reminder to the bar. For many years, I've openly said the USA immediately began violating the UN Charter as soon as it came into legal force in October 1945 and hasn't stopped since; and in the process, has also been violating its own Constitution since that time--the document POTUS swear to uphold and defend. Thus, the Outlaw US Empire was legally constituted via its illegal acts in October 1945--facts very few want to accept despite their veracity. And now--AGAIN--we have 100% proof that the Outlaw US Empire is indeed a Rogue, a Desperado, an International Crime Syndicate to the nth degree.
So, what does it really mean that the US Constitution's been a broken instrument since October 1945? How legitimate are all the laws passed since then? If every POTUS was guilty of constantly violating what it swore to uphold, what legitimacy does the US political system have? Each of the POTUS's deserved to be Impeached AND Convicted under the Law of the Land, including Biden and his main challenger Trump. And that brings into the legitimacy of the US Supreme Court whose justices were all nominated by POTUS's that were illegitimate? And what then of Congress who has refused to impeach and convict every POTUS since October 1945 for the basic crime of undermining the US Constitution and failing to carry out the duties of the Executive?
And what does this all say about the US public's level of basic Constitutional literacy as well as that of every person employed by government at any point within the Federalist System since October 1945? I've known about this since I took Civics in 1972 and studied the US Constitution and the UN Charter. Admittedly, I haven't stood on a street corner with a sign saying all of the above since then. But in the mid 1990s, I decided I needed to do something. My advocacy got me banned from commenting at Common Dreams.org and by Disqus. MoA is the one place I've been able to advocate my points and be accepted by its controller. I went to VK knowing I wouldn't be censored there and finally to substack where I've done the same and bult a small following of 1700+ people from all over the planet. It would be awesome if people with a much larger audience like Simplicius would adopt my description--the Outlaw US Empire--as he now has 30,000+ subscribers. And then there're those who won't allow my comments containing my descriptor to be posted, Larry Johnson being one, despite my spelling out the why that's empirically correct.
I'll admit to being very pleased when the Outlaw US Empire is used by others; it means my efforts haven't been in vain. Somehow that needs to be pounded into the heads of 300+ million people within that Empire. And most of all into the heads of those who can actually do something about it--legislators, governors, and Congresscritters. I do believe they all make a similar vow to uphold the Constitution just as Naturalized Citizens and members of the Military must, so they must perform their duties.
So ended my MoA comment. The nature of our situation as citizens of an Outlaw Empire is detailed in many books that discuss the nature of the political system but never go to its cause or how it became that way. That whole story is what I’ve been attempting to compile in my work as an historian over the decades, and I probably finally have enough material to write a major essay on the topic, although new facts are always being uncovered that further prove some facet of the whole story. The problem is to know when to stop compiling facts and start writing. And then there’re contemporary events that I continue to cover that take me away from that project. Writing a long essay is sort of like building a house: you need to make a blueprint to know how to proceed.
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Never mind 1945 When wasn't the USA an outlaw Empire?
From Day One it was breaking treaties and cheating. It didn't compensate the "Tories" as promised for their losses. And it cheated the Haudenshaunee of their lands. It consistently refused to apply international law in its dealings with its neighbours and the Latin Americans.
Part of the reason for this impunity is its geographical isolation- European Powers had one another to deal with and a rough balance tended to ensure a minimal standard of behaviour. There was nothing close to that in America- the US dominated the continent, especially after the Haitians rid them of France, the most serious of their putative rivals (Haiti is still suffering for doing them that favour). And made up the rules, which they broke whenever they chose, as they went along.
They still do, because they still can. But impunity is eroding: since 2001 the writing has been on the wall. It is just a matter of time : a long life of crime is catching up with the Outlaw.
Bravo. I always liked it. "Outlaw US Empire" is an absolutely spot-on denomination. And, like its close relative, the Brits, the Yanks, and fellow anglos, have always thrived in stunning hypocrisy. We have therefore altered our old motto thusly: "Hypocrisy is the Oxygen of the Outlaw US Empire". It runs right under our logo. https://www.greanvillepost.com