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Sudan's Bashir, wanted by the ICC, says he will travel to U.N.
Yahoo/Reuters ^

Posted on 09/22/2013 7:56:37 PM PDT by nuconvert

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said on Sunday he planned to attend this week's U.N. General Assembly and had already booked a hotel in New York.

Washington has led calls for Bashir to face international justice over bloodshed in the now decade-old conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, and a senior State Department official said last week that Bashir would "not receive a warm welcome" if he traveled to New York.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bashir; icc; sudan; un
Sounds like he was given a visa, otherwise he wouldn't be able to travel to N.Y.
1 posted on 09/22/2013 7:56:37 PM PDT by nuconvert
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To: nuconvert

Wish I could say I’m surprised.


2 posted on 09/22/2013 8:35:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statemet of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals:
‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’
Foreign Policy | 15 Aug 2013 | John Hudson
Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3055253/posts

Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists.

[by “anti-government activists” is meant church-burning jihadists]


3 posted on 09/23/2013 3:56:48 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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