" That was not enough. Rumsfeld made it very clear that the United States would reject any attempt by the court or state parties to the treaty to assert any jurisdiction over American citizens. In short, Americans were accountable to no one for any atrocities they might commit anywhere in the world.
The ICC opened in March 2003, without the United States, despite efforts by the Bush Administration to hamper its creation. What impressive foresight on the part of the Secretary of Defense and his Commander in Chief in the White House "

This was in a May 2004 email article from this site. I have also read that in 2001, (I think) Rumsfeld withdrew from the wrold court but there was no source that this came from. Please, if any9one has the source for this, post it asap......thanks

Hi, Annieswesties, I havent yet found the email article you're looking for,but found this, I have'nt read the whole article yet but will, but from what did read maybe this will help.Please let me know if this is the article you're referring to.
Department of State Washington File:Text:Rumsfeld Says World Court Treaty Lacks Checks,Balances:
(Http://usembassy-australia.state. gov/hyper/2002/0506/
epf109.htm)

Distributed bythe Office of International Information Programs, U.S.Department of State.Website: (Http://usinfo.state.gov)

Hope this help,let me know.

carly101

Hi,again annieswesties,
I forgot to mention the date of this article.It's dated 05/06/2002.
carly101