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Annan: U.S. Bid to Limit New Global Court Is 'Wrong' By Evelyn Leopold Jun 17, 2004 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sharply criticized the United States on Thursday for seeking another exemption from the International Criminal Court, particularly in light of the Iraqi prisoner scandal. "The blanket exemption is wrong. It is of dubious judicial value and I don't think it should be encouraged by the council," Annan told reporters. The Bush administration, for the third year, is seeking to renew a Security Council resolution that would exempt from the court's prosecution military and civilian personnel "related to a UN-authorized operation" such as that in Iraq. The immunity is extended to all nations not among the 94 countries that have ratified a treaty establishing the new court. The resolution expires by the end of the month. "It would be unfortunate for one to press for such an exemption, given the prisoner abuse in Iraq, " Annan said. "It would discredit the council and the United Nations that stands for rule of law." For 'Sharia' law - the law of Islam - which includes: Beheadings - Gang Rape - Crucifixions - Genocide - Treason {{{ straight from the mouth of 'allah' [see for yourselves]
The United States is investigating abuse, including sexual humiliation, of prisoners by the U.S. military in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Security Council envoys say Washington does not yet have enough support or will barely reach the required nine "yes" votes needed for the resolution to pass in the 15-nation body. Among the 15 council members, Germany, France, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Benin and Romania, are expected to abstain. But some, like Romania, are reluctant to be responsible for failure of the resolution, if it dies by one vote. France has been granted 7 years immunity Crucial is whether China, which has criticized the resolution, casts an abstention. Diplomats say Beijing is seeking some concessions from Washington on Taiwan, although China's U.N. ambassador, Wang Guangya, denies this. The resolution is opposed by European nations, except for Britain, which says Washington would veto U.N. peacekeeping missions as it did on one operation three years ago, although U.S. officials have not made that threat yet this year. Asked whether this might be the last time Washington was seeking a renewal, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said he knew of no changes. "I'm not trying to change anything at this moment," Boucher said in Washington. "I'm saying we're talking with others about how to proceed. " WAR CRIMES The council voted unanimously last week on a measure endorsing the new Baghdad interim government and U.S. troops to keep order. But that unity could be shattered by the court exemption issue at a time when the Bush administration is searching for peacekeepers in Iraq. The court, the first permanent global war crimes tribunal, was set up to prosecute the world's worst atrocities, such as genocide, mass war crimes and systematic human rights abuses. SEE} Men Armed 'Only With Words' Can Commit Genocide which states} the U.N. tribunal for Rwanda has established that men armed only with words can commit genocide. If that is the case...then the UN has no choice but to condemn the Koran:
Based in The Hague, Netherlands, it is a court of last resort. Analysts say it would not, for example, interfere in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners as long as a country's judicial system probed the allegations. The Bush administration is opposed in principle to an international court having any jurisdiction over American soldiers abroad and has signed bilateral agreements with dozens of nations to exempt any American officials. "Our concern about the court being fundamentally flawed in no way reflects our lack of determination to ensure that the perpetrators of these abhorrent crimes (in Iraq) are fully prosecuted," said Richard Grenell, spokesman for U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte. The UN is not interested in serving Righteous Justice. { If it was...they'd be going after the Koran] They are ONLY interested in obtaining supreme power over all! The face that the world body puts on is one of 'compassionate humanitarians' and yet....they defend the most barbaric teachings on the earth. 005.041 O Messenger! let not those grieve thee, who race each other into unbelief: (whether it be) among those who say "We believe" with their lips but whose hearts have no faith; or it be among the [UN] men who will listen to any lie [if it is ok to say such things about another...then is it right to complain if the same is said about you?] 005.033 The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger [who also commands his followers, that when they 'go abroad' to take no prisoners until after they 'subdue the land'], and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land. You cannot support the Koran...and then call yourself a humanitarian.... without being a liar.
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