Most council nationssupport referring war crimes proceedings to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the world's first permanent tribunal for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes.
Yet the administration of US President George W. Bush staunchly opposes the ICC over fears that US citizens could be the target of lawsuits politically motivated by opposition to US policies.
The council has been deadlocked over the issue for two months, since a commission of enquiry found crimes against humanity had likely been committed in Darfur.
(Mideast-AFP)
Thursday, March 24, 2005
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The Council knows that if they insist on trial by ICC, that the US will not go for it. Therefore, it is the International Community holding up aid by insisting on this issue. They, the Europeans are not capable of doing anything heroic; check your history book. If it wasn't for the Americans, we'd all be speaking German. Varum nicht.
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