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To: Rascal who wrote (134765)	5/28/2004 10:44:55 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 281500

U.S. immunity plan in peril World court exemption at stake China cites abuse of Iraqi prisoners (My comment: If the U.S. will only do UN peacekeeping missions if there is no oversight or consequences for war crimes, it would be best if there was no US participation.) EVELYN LEOPOLD REUTERS NEWS AGENCY UNITED NATIONS—The United States may not have enough U.N. votes to exempt American soldiers from prosecution by a global criminal court, with China questioning the exemption in view of the prison scandal in Iraq, diplomats said yesterday. A draft Security Council resolution designed to put U.S. peacekeepers out of the reach of the International Criminal Court expires July 1. A renewal was delayed last week by China and is expected to go before the council again after a resolution on Iraq's transition is adopted. The U.S. draft resolution would place any soldiers or officials from any nation out of the court's reach if they served on missions established or authorized by the United Nations. This would apply to those from countries that did not ratify the 1998 treaty creating the court, of which the U.S. is one. Two years ago the council voted unanimously in favour of the measure when the U.S. began to veto U.N. peacekeeping missions after members hesitated. Last year three nations abstained but this year there could be enough abstentions to defeat the resolution. At least nine votes in favour are needed for adoption by the 15-member council. Brazil, Spain, France and Germany have signalled they would abstain while Chile, Romania, Benin and China are considering it. Some diplomats said the resolution would squeak through because no one wants to see Washington kill U.N. peacekeeping missions. "The British say they are holding their noses and voting for it and others may do the same," said one envoy. thestar.com