Europe resents America's dominance since the fall of Russia.

They want to take steps to limit U.S. power in the World.

Many European countries are critical of America's role in the Middle East and are hostile to what they preceive as, the United States "Lone Ranger" attitude.

A treaty calling for a world court to prosecute gross human rights was started in 1998.

The United States, China, Iraq and Israel voted against it.

But enough nations ratified the treaty to allow the United Nations to offically open the International Criminal Court.

The International Criminal Court was officially instituted by the United Nation on April 11, 2002.

The court established a permanent tribunal to prosecute "crimes against humanity."

Many Bible scholars believe that the European Union is the Revived Roman Empire.

It's interesting that the United States authority in the Middle East is being challenged by them and the United Nations.