The ICC hands Gaddafi a shovel, and the IDF to the frontiers

Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Col Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi bore the greatest responsibility for "widespread and systematic attacks" on civilians.

ICC judges must still decide whether or not to issue warrants for their arrest.

The Libyan government has already said it will ignore the announcement.

Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Kaim said the court was a "baby of the European Union designed for African politicians and leaders" and its practices were "questionable".

Libya did not recognise its jurisdiction, like a few other African countries and the United States, he added.

It was only a matter of time for this of course. Although there are lots of places Gaddafi's money would let him go safely, the more the EU closes off options for him the more he'll dig in. If he has nowhere (decent) to go without getting hounded by hypocritical European lawyers, his motivation to retire quietly is approaching zero if it's not already there.

Not a whole lot more to say about that, but there is this today as well:

Majdal al Shams, Israeli Golan

Israeli forces on high alert for Nakba Day, Sunday, May 15, failed to seal three national borders on the Golan, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip against large-scale incursions. Dozens of Syrians and Hizballah invaders were able to overrun the Israeli Golan village of Majd al Shams and hoist Syrian and Palestinian flags in the main square; Hizballah-sponsored Palestinian demonstrators breached the Lebanese-Israeli border and damaged IDF installations; and hundreds of Palestinians battered the Erez crossing from the Gaza Strip.

Debka has a very Israeli perspective on this, but the facts are not in dispute. Round two will be interesting to watch, but I'm sure the Israelis can't fail to see what will happen to them if they're soft again. The c. 700,000 Palestinians who got themselves kicked off their land 50 years ago are now pushing 5 million, drawing even with the Jewish population of Israel. Like it or not, Israel's only way to survive in any recognizable state (and preserve the life of most of its' residents) is to build a wall around itself and shoot to kill. Fire Mission Regiment, linear, prox in effect...

There are lots of young Arabs who want to die, time for them to ante up I guess. Hopefully the more sensible ones can keep away from the idiots wherever they may be and ride out this "Arab Spring". I wonder what the Summer will look like.