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Cambodia, U.S. sign pact exempting nationals from international court
AP Wire | June 27 2003 | Associated Press

Posted on 06/27/2003 9:19:39 AM PDT by knighthawk

Cambodia and the United States signed a bilateral accord today preventing the others' citizens from being extradited to the International Criminal Court.

More than 30 nations have signed bilateral accords prohibiting extradition of U.S. troops and other Americans charged with crimes against humanity or war crimes. Washington argues that the court could subject Americans to politically motivated trials.

The pact prevents both Americans in Cambodia, and Cambodians in the United States, from being extradited to the court in The Hague, Netherlands.

The International Criminal Court was inaugurated on March 12 and is charged with intervening only when a country is unable to carry out a trial or lacks the political will to do so. It was signed by about 90 nations and is to prosecute crimes committed after July 1, 2002.

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and U.S. Ambassador Charles A. Ray signed the agreement at a ceremony in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: balkans; cambodia; icc; madedonia; un; unitednations

1 posted on 06/27/2003 9:19:39 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: Tom Jefferson; backhoe; Militiaman7; BARLF; timestax; imintrouble; cake_crumb; Brad's Gramma; ...
Cambodia and the United States signed a bilateral accord today preventing the others' citizens from being extradited to the International Criminal Court.

No more UN for US-list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

2 posted on 06/27/2003 9:20:09 AM PDT by knighthawk (Full of power I'm spreading my wings, facing the storm that is gathering near)
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Let's sign a pact like this with Australia, Britain, Poland, Hungary, etc. etc. our current coalition of the willing.

Seems like a logical thing to do.
3 posted on 06/27/2003 9:23:27 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: knighthawk
More than 30 nations have signed bilateral accords prohibiting extradition of U.S. troops and other Americans...

Anybody have a list of countries?

4 posted on 06/27/2003 9:24:34 AM PDT by Tai_Chung
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To: hedgetrimmer
If recollection serves, Britain, Poland, and Hungary have recently stated that they oppose any exemption from the ICC.
5 posted on 06/27/2003 9:30:55 AM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: Tai_Chung
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/915624/posts

Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Djibouti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Israel, Madagascar, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tonga, Tuvalu and Uzbekistan.
6 posted on 06/27/2003 9:36:52 AM PDT by knighthawk (we all want to touch a rainbow, but singers and songs will never change it alone. We are calling you)
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To: Tai_Chung
Signatories of Article 98 Agreements PDF file

Afghanistan, Albiania, Azerbaijan, Bahrein, Cambodia, Columbia, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Israel, Madagascar, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauretania, Micronesia, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Romania [defeated in parliament], Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan.

7 posted on 06/27/2003 9:41:01 AM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: knighthawk
Perhaps having some influence on this signing is that the son of Cambodian Prime Minister HUN SEN graduated from West Point.
8 posted on 06/27/2003 9:42:05 AM PDT by mark502inf
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To: Tai_Chung
BTW, Columbia is included on the basis of prior bilateral agreement dating to 1962.
9 posted on 06/27/2003 9:43:15 AM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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And another one is leaning our way!

EU REPRESENTATIVE 'SURPRISED' BY MACEDONIAN DISAPPOINTMENT. Donato Chiarini, who heads the European Commission's delegation to Macedonia, told "Dnevnik" of 25 June that he was "surprised" by the disappointed reaction of Macedonian politicians to the results of the 21 June EU-Western Balkans Summit in Porto Carras, Greece. Chiarini said the purpose and results of the meeting were clear beforehand, adding that he was surprised by some Balkan leaders' unrealistic expectations. Macedonian Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva said the meeting did not meet her government's expectations. Recent Macedonian media reports suggest that the disappointment might prompt the government to conclude a bilateral extradition-immunity agreement with the United Sates prohibiting the handover of each other's citizens to the International Criminal Court (ICC), something that the EU firmly opposes.

10 posted on 06/27/2003 9:49:57 AM PDT by mark502inf
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To: knighthawk
Good for Cambodia and all the other countries thumbing their nose at the ICC.

BTW, I heard on the Fox News one evening this week that the UN building is falling apart! (Isn't that more good news?) I believe the parasites want billions of dollars to pay for the repairs. Anyone else hear this report?

I would rather spend the dollars to demolish the UN building. Let the parasites move to France.

11 posted on 06/27/2003 1:10:45 PM PDT by BARLF
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I heard on the Fox News one evening this week that the UN building is falling apart</>

Cool! Move them out to Paris in a new building.

12 posted on 06/27/2003 1:28:44 PM PDT by knighthawk (we all want to touch a rainbow, but singers and songs will never change it alone. We are calling you)
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