June 10, 2003

There they go again

New transatlantic row looms over war crimes court

The US is set to table a resolution in the UN to prolong immunity for its troops from prosecution by the International Criminal Court, (ICC), as a one year exception for Americans serving in UN-authorised military operations is up for renewal by 1 July.

The resolution might face opposition from European Union member states and could cause a new transatlantic row, according to the Washington Post

In a confidential note to EU governments, the Bush administration threatened last week to complicate the United States' relations with its European allies over the issue.

"This will undercut all our efforts to repair and rebuild the transatlantic relationship just as we are taking a turn for the better after a number of difficult months," said the note obtained by the Washington Post.


Of course the weasel twins, Germany and France, believe that the United States is actively seeking to undermine the power of the court.

It's hardly surprising that EUObserver.com edited the source article to fit their point of view...they're EU toadies. However, one wonders why they didn't publish the money graf?

U.S. officials grew alarmed when the European Union issued a letter in April to the new EU members urging them to honor the Sept. 30, 2002, guidelines, according to Richard Dicker, an expert on the court at the New York-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch. "The European Union is asserting the principles they have adopted and urging those states that want to join the EU to keep those principles in mind," he said. "It's the U.S. putting those governments that have ratified the treaty between a rock and a hard place."

Principles? Bwahahahahaha! Right.

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