Iranian arrest warrant for
Trump shows how disreputable US presidency has
become
By Finian Cunningham
June 29, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - The arrest
warrant issued by Iran to Interpol for Donald
Trump over the assassination of its Quds Force
commander might have some unusual takers. Such
as… Democrats in the US?
American politics have become so toxic and
factionalized it is not beyond the realm of
possibility that opponents of the president
might consider arresting him if he stepped into
their state jurisdiction.
Democrats and their supportive media have
Trump down as a Russian agent anyway (that is, a
domestic enemy). Now this week, he is being
assailed for treachery against the armed forces
by allegedly ignoring intelligence briefings
claiming that Russian operatives were paying
Afghan militants to assassinate US troops.
How bad can Trump’s reputation get in the
eyes of obsessed Democrat rivals? If he is
guilty already for the litany of crimes and
misdemeanors he is accused of, then why not take
advantage of an Interpol red notice as he steps
off Air Force One in a Blue State?
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But in all seriousness, the arrest warrant issued by
Iran for the murder of General Qassem Soleimani in
January shows how disreputable the office of the US
presidency has become. Trump has openly bragged about
ordering the assassination of the widely revered Iranian
commander.
There was a time when American presidents would at
least use discretion in liquidating foreign enemies. Not
Trump. He reveled in the murder. For the more liberal
apologists of America’s Murder Inc., Trump’s kind of
bravado is embarrassing. The president is just not
supposed to divulge the bloody reality of Washington’s
lawlessness.
It is doubtful that the Iranian warrant will go
beyond symbolism. The Trump administration has dismissed
it as a “propaganda stunt.”
France-based Interpol, which serves as an
international agency linking national police forces,
told RIA Novosti if it receives a request to arrest
Trump, its own rules will not allow it to act on it.
Arguing that the Iranian move is illegitimate because
it is “politically motivated” is void. Arguably, Trump
is indeed liable for authorizing the murder of General
Soleimani, whose car was hit by a US drone as it drove
away from Baghdad International Airport. The Iranian
authorities have therefore every right to seek the
prosecution of Trump and dozens of other administration
officials designated for indictment over the Soleimani
killing.
One can be sure that if the shoe was on the other
foot, the Americans would be screaming for Interpol red
notices against Iranians.
It’s extremely remote Trump will ever travel to a
country that might conceivably make an arrest on behalf
of Iran.
Nevertheless, the arrest warrant is bound to give him
pause, as the Iranian authorities have pledged to
prosecute Trump even after he steps out of office and
reverts to being a private citizen. The Donald will have
to do security risk assessments when opening up new golf
courses in the Middle East.
But the ultimate symbolism is an American president
who has been sanctioned by another country for arrest.
The mere fact that Interpol will even process an
application for an international arrest warrant is in
itself an astounding blemish on the American presidency.
Flagged by Twitter for possible hate speech,
deprecated by European allies for lacking leadership,
and now his name put on a crime database, Trump is
bringing disrepute on an office once seen as the most
powerful in the world.
No wonder if some US opponents would like to see him
detained, if only tongue in cheek.
Finian Cunningham has written
extensively on international affairs, with articles
published in several languages. He is a Master’s
graduate in Agricultural Chemistry and worked as a
scientific editor for the Royal Society of
Chemistry, Cambridge, England, before pursuing a
career in newspaper journalism. He is also a
musician and songwriter. For nearly 20 years, he
worked as an editor and writer in major news media
organisations, including The Mirror, Irish Times and
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