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Powell: Fissures with Europe Being Closed, by George Gedda, Associated Press, December 20, 2004 |
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UN panel calls on all countries to ratify ICC, by Mark Turner, The Financial Times, November 30, 2004 |
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The Partial Rule of Law: America's opposition to the ICC is self-defeating and hypocritical, by Anne-Marie Slaughter, The American Prospect, October 1, 2004 |
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Court
Rejects Anti-U.S. Position, Washington Times, July
23, 2003 |
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From Darth to diplomat, by H.D.S. Greenway, Boston Globe, May 20, 2005, "[Nicholas] Burns [Undersecretary for Political Affairs] sees the decision to abstain, rather than veto, a UN effort to bring Darfur killers to justice at the International Criminal Court a major change. In the old days the United States would have vetoed anything to do with the ICC. "But we wanted to ensure that the international community spoke with one voice on this important moral issue." |
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Support War Crimes Trials for Darfur, by Jack Goldsmith, Washington Post, January 24, 2005 | |
Why Should We Shield the Killers?, by Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times, February 2, 2005 |
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Showdown Expected in UN over Punishment in Darfur, by Evelyn Leopold, Reuters AlertNet, December 19, 2004 |
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Darfur Inquiry Threatens Fresh Controversy over International Court, by Mark Turner, Financial Times, December 17, 2004 |
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Courting Ill Will, Los Angeles Times, Editorial, November 26, 2005 |
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Op-Ed: Axing the ICC, by Ari Berman, The Nation, December 20, 2004 |
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U.S. takes border war on the road: Boats being sunk near Ecuador. A pre-emptive approach to illegal migrants that leaves vessels on the sea floor sparks anger, questions, by Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, December 19, 2004 |
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Four nations that won't sign deal with U.S. risk aid loss:
Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and Paraguay could forgo millions in U.S. aid if they refuse to sign an agreement granting U.S. citizens immunity from International Criminal Court, by Pablo Bachelet, Miami Herald, December 18, 2004 |
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Congress fighting war-crimes court: U.S. would cut aid for allies who back prosecuting troops, by Rick Maze, Air Force Times, December 13, 2004 |
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Freezes aid to some nations: U.S. law assailed as risk to terror fight, by Letta Tayler, NY Newsday, December 10, 2004 |
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Supporters of international court warn U.S. law will cut off humanitarian aid, by Anthony Deutsch, Associated Press, December 10, 2004 |
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Congress Moves to Cut Aid to Allies That Support World Criminal Court, by Jim Lobe, OneWorld US, December 8, 2004 |
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Aid cuts threatened by US over tribunal: Millions at stake for foreign allies, by Joe Lauria and Farah Stockman, Boston Globe, December 5, 2004 |
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Big-stick diplomacy ill-serves our cause, by Judith Kelley, The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina), December 4, 2004 |
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U.S. Trying To Escape International Criminal Court: Aid Could End For Nations That Don't Exempt U.S., by Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers, December 1, 2004 |
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Congress Seeks to Curb International Court: Measure Would Threaten Overseas Aid Cuts to Push Immunity for U.S. Troops, by Colum Lynch, Washington Post, November 26, 2004 |
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Political Grapevine: Excerpt of Fox News Special Report, by Brian Wilson, Major Garrett, Megyn Kendall, Fox News Network, November 26, 2004 (discusses the impact of the Nethercutt Amendment) |
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US At Odds Over World Tribunal: Bush Administration Suspends Aid to Nations that Refuse to Shield Americans from War-crimes Court, by Letta Tayler, New York Newsday, October 17, 2004 |
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Court Jesters: Remember the International Criminal Court? House Republicans sure do, by Mark Goldberg, American Prospect Online, September 1, 2004 |
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Original
Intent at the Global Criminal Court, David J. Scheffer,
Wall Street Journal Europe, September 20, 2002 |
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No
Reason to Fault US Over Bilateral Pacts, David R. Andresen,
Counsellor for Public Affairs Embassy of the United States
of America, The Straits Times (Singapore), August 17,
2002 |
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European
Union Urges Aspirants to Rebuff US on World Court, Elizabeth
Becker, NYT, August 14, 2002 |
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NATO
Hopeful Vows to Aid US on World Court; Commits to Talks
on Immunity for American Troops, Nicholas Kralev, Wash.
Times, July 26, 2002 |
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Policing those who Police the Peace, Thaddeus Hoffmeister, International Herald Tribune, December 31, 2004 |
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The
Wrong Kind of American Exceptionalism, Barbara Crossette,
UN Wire, August 18, 2003 |
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What
Rules Do We Play By?, Abner Mikya & Anthony Lake,
Boston Globe, July 22, 2002 |
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The
U.S. in Contempt of Court; International Tribunal Takes
A Crippling Hit, Opinion by Alisa Newman, Los Angeles
Times, July 21, 2002 |
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America
the Invulnerable? The World Looks Again, The New York
Times, Steve Erlanger, July 21, 2002 |
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The
US Assault On World Criminal Court, By Eric Schwartz ,
a former senior White House adviser on UN issues during
the Clinton administration, Boston Globe, July 1, 2002 |
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US
Links Peacekeeping to Immunity from New Court, by Serge
Schmemann, NYT, June 19, 2002 |
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Press
Briefing on the President's Trip to Europe with Secretary
of State Colin Powell, May 28, 2002 |
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US
to Draw Sharp Criticism for World Court Withrawal, Lydia
Adetunji and Carola Hoyos, Financial Times (London), May
7, 2002 |
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A
Global Special Prosecutor? Op Ed, WSJ, May 7, 2002 |
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U.S.
Pulls Out of International Court Treaty, AP, NYT May 6,
2002 (including quote from Sen. Feingold) |
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U.S.
to Pull Out Of World Court On War Crimes, Jess Bravin,
WSJ, May 6, 2002 |
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Bush
'Unsigns' War Crimes Treaty, Jim Lobe AlterNet, May 6,
2002 |
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U.S.
to Renounce Its Role in Pact for World Tribunal, Neil
Lewis, NYT, May 5, 2002 |
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Ignoring
Criminal Treaty Harms US Legacy, Michael Kelly, USA TODAY,
April 16, 2002 |
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A
Treaty Bush Shouldn't 'Unsign', by David Scheffer, NYT,
April 6, 2002 |
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A
World Criminal Court, Give It a Welcome, The Economist,
April 13, 2002 |
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World
Criminal Court Is Ratified; Praised by U.N., Opposed by
US, by Barbara Crossette, NYT, April 11, 2002 |
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No
court dates for America, op ed by Sens. Jesse Helms and
Zell Miller, Washington Times, April 11, 2002 |
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An
Unjust International Court, op ed in Washington Times,
April 11, 2002 |
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The
US Misjudges a Court, by Richard C. Hottelet, Christian
Science Monitor, April 10, 2002 |
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Uncle
Sam Stays Out in Cold, by Douglass W. Cassel Jr., Chicago
Daily Law Bulletin, April 3, 2002 |
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