[TexKat]

US Wants Another UN Exemption From Global Court

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution on Thursday renewing the exemption of U.S. peacekeepers from prosecution by the new war crimes tribunal, diplomats said.

Despite misgivings on the controversial resolution, the measure will easily be adopted, with members wary of another bruising fight with the Bush administration after refusing to authorize the invasion of Iraq.

Unclear, however, is whether Germany and possibly France, will express opposition by abstaining instead of voting "yes." Last year's vote was 15-0 after the United States threatened to veto U.N. peacekeeping missions, one by one.

[TexKat]

U.N. Envoy Says Suu Kyi Was Not Injured

YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. envoy to Myanmar Razali Ismail met detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday and said she was "in good spirits" and had not been injured.

He met her for an hour at the junta's headquarters.

International concern had intensified over the health and whereabouts of the Nobel peace prize winner since a clash between her supporters and those of the junta on May 30 as she was touring a provincial town in the north. She has been in detention since then.

[Carolina]

Good morning, TK and nully. I've been on the road the last few days so I've got a lot of catching up to do. Thanks for all the links and the thread.

Re: Global Court

Despite misgivings on the controversial resolution, the measure will easily be adopted, with members wary of another bruising fight with the Bush administration after refusing to authorize the invasion of Iraq.

Last year's vote was 15-0 after the United States threatened to veto U.N. peacekeeping missions, one by one.

Doesn't it make your hair curl that Bubba signed the ICC treaty? Now, he's out there wanting a repeal of the 22nd Amendment, defending Howell Raines, bashing the President at every venue.