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None of your examples are commercial.



Yes they, absolutely, were… but even if that was a coherent counterpoint — your argument seems to now be that the international mechanisms for policing crimes against commercial interests are inherently stronger, more robust, and effective than the international mechanisms for policing crimes against humanity — international treaties also ban copyright infringement, overfishing, and pollution.

Clearly, none of those are happening.



Tell that to the private companies selling the arms and scooping the resources. Think Halliburton In Space.


Unfortunately, they are. It’s hard to overestimate how scary govt contractors, especially PMIs can get.




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