This. There are entire groups dedicated to rooting out any sign of deviation from per-authorized storyline and verbiage. It is particularly striking given that US considers itself 'free speech' bastion.
replyThis is mostly a US thing. Netanyahu and Putin are two war criminals according to International Court of Justice. Although Trump threatened the ICJ, this doesn't change that basic fact.
replyAlready in 2002 US passed the "American Service-Members' Protection Act" that allows USA to deploy military to prevent U.S. or allied officials and military personnel from being prosecuted or detained by the ICC.
replyIt passed via bypartisan vote well in time before US launched the illegal invasion of Iraq in which it committed various war crimes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...
> Netanyahu and Putin are two war criminals according to International Court of Justice.
replyYou mean the ICC, not the ICJ. The latter is a separate body that handles disputes between states.
Both have warrants for arrest by the ICC but note that neither Putin nor Netanyahu have been tried or convicted by the International Criminal Court.
> Although Trump threatened the ICJ
replyI’ve wondered, in the immediate aftermath of his recent genocidal threats, whether Mr. Trump was feeling left out of that club.