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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (28703)	9/24/2003 1:00:18 PM
From: lurqer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Forget the merits of the case, just change the law. Belgium's highest court dismissed war crimes complaints Wednesday against former President Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, ruling the country no longer has a legal basis to charge them. The decision was expected to improve Belgium's diplomatic relations with the United States and Israel, which hit their lowest points in decades over the complaints. The cases were based on a Belgian universal jurisdiction law allowing for foreigners to file genocide and war crimes complaints against foreign leaders. Under international pressure, Parliament amended the 1993 law in August to require that human rights complaints could only be filed if the victim or suspect was a Belgian citizen or long-term resident at the time of the alleged crime. Parliament also guaranteed diplomatic immunity for world leaders and other government officials visiting the country. from kansascity.com lurqer