There is not an international body, be it the International Criminal Court, or the United Nations; that is not subordinate to the power of multinational corporations. When the UN issues a condemnation of human rights abuses, or reports on atrocities, it is at least partially a tactic for improving the bargaining position of global capitalists to extract concessions and advantages from the accused governments. “You are deplorable and criminal, and it will require a lot of obsequiousness from your side for us to agree to overlook all that”