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To: mishedlo who wrote (287590)5/19/2004 12:09:27 AM
From: Michael Watkins  Respond to of 436258
 
No doubt this in part explains the rejection of support for the World Court, which hit the news a two years ago.

iht.com

U.S. rejects global pact on war-crimes tribunal

WASHINGTON The Bush administration has decided to renounce formally any involvement in a treaty creating an international criminal court and is expected to declare that the signing of the document by the Clinton administration is no longer valid, according to government officials.
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The "unsigning" of the treaty, which is expected to be announced Monday, will be a decisive rejection by the Bush White House of the concept of a permanent tribunal designed to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes.