Kenneth T. Tellis: Colombia's Alvaro Uribe Velez appeals to the International Criminal Court

VHeadline commentarist Kenneth T. Tellis writes: One must admit that someone who has committed a home invasion would not have the audacity of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez. He Uribe on the advice of the Bush regime invaded Ecuador, and carried out an illegal attack on the sovereign territory of Ecuador.

Now, on advice from George W. Bush of make-believe Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq fame, has appealed to the International Criminal Court to prosecute Venezuelan President Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias for giving money to FARC a Colombian rebel organization.

Firstly, Uribe has a long record of telling falsehoods, so he expects that the I.C.C. will simply take his word for it, that Chavez was aiding FARC. No proof is required at all, because Uribe is a puppet and ally of the U.S. But, we have to also consider that the I.C.C. is controlled by the U.S. and E.U. governments, and is therefore nothing short of a Kangaroo Court.

So, Uribe thinks this is a slam dunk case that he can win because of his friendship with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

There is no mention here that Colombian forces along with U.S. advisors had crossed an international border into Ecuador to carry out an illegal raid on what they thought was a FARC camp, which is in violation of the U.N. Charter.

The above is tantamount to someone who is guilty of a HOME INVASION going to court asking that the home-owner be prosecuted.

That of course is so typically American in attitude.

Why, it happens each and every day in the U.S., where people are being prosecuted for defending their homes from robbers.

Sorry, Alvaro Uribe Velez, your approach cannot work for the simple reason that you chose to act outside the law, by taking the law into your own hands.

Even Judge Judy would find you guilty of Home Invasion. So, admit that you erred in judgment and accept the consequences.

That would be a reasonable approach and would bring closure to your rank stupidity.

Meanwhile, drop your present friends in the White House and seek solid advice before acting on impulse.

Kenneth T. Tellis
kenttellis@rogers.com