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U.S. Suspends Military Aid to Nearly 50 Countries
Reuters ^
| July 1, 2003
| Reuters
Posted on 07/01/2003 8:51:32 AM PDT by Pern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday suspended military assistance to nearly 50 countries, including Colombia and six nations seeking NATO membership, because they have supported the International Criminal Court and failed to exempt Americans from possible prosecution.
As the deadline passed for governments to sign exemption agreements or face the suspension of military aid, President Bush issued waivers for 22 countries.
But the 22 countries did not include Colombia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Colombia, where the government is fighting leftist guerrillas and drug traffickers, has been one of the largest recipients of U.S. military aid in the world.
A U.S. official said that if countries had ratified the treaty setting up the international court and had not received a waiver, the ban on military aid would apply.
But the threat, enshrined in the American Service Members Protection Act of 2002, does not apply to the 19 NATO members and to nine "major non-NATO allies."
Based on the information initially available to Reuters, the countries subject to the suspension of military aid are:
Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominica, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malawi, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela and Zambia.
The countries which received presidential waivers are:
Albania, Afghanistan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Honduras, Macedonia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nigeria, Panama, Romania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan and Uganda.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: cutoff; icc; internationalcourt; militaryaid; suspend; un
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We need to cut off all of these blood suckers, not just a select few.
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posted on
07/01/2003 8:51:33 AM PDT
by
Pern
To: Pern
I immediately looked for Columbia on this list and discovered that my suspicions were correct. Note that no military aid to them was suspended. That's very significant.
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posted on
07/01/2003 8:54:20 AM PDT
by
Cathryn Crawford
(Check out my blog at: http://cathryncrawford.blogspot.com)
To: Pern
thanks for the bit of good news
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posted on
07/01/2003 8:55:57 AM PDT
by
rface
( Ashland, Missouri - Missouri's Democrat Gov. Holden is a POS)
To: Pern
Yes, it's a good first step. I can think of dozens more that should be axed.
4
posted on
07/01/2003 8:56:40 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(Support whirled peas!)
To: Pern
Why are we giving aid to... Let's say... Finland?
To: Pern
Key word IMHO is
suspended..........I'd bet the next check is already in the mail. But I agree, stop all aid . We can't save the world while we lose the United States.
Stay Safe !
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posted on
07/01/2003 8:59:15 AM PDT
by
Squantos
(Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.)
To: Cathryn Crawford
Columbia is not on the list. Colombia is, however.
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posted on
07/01/2003 8:59:17 AM PDT
by
Theo
To: Cathryn Crawford
I believe Columbia didn't receive a waiver FROM the ban and are subject to the ban on aid.
I could be wrong but that's what it looks like.
To: Pern
Yes! This should help with our budget deficit, too.
To: Cathryn Crawford
re: That's very significant.)))
Tell me more...
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:01:08 AM PDT
by
Mamzelle
To: Pern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday suspended military assistance to nearly 50 countries, including Colombia and six nations seeking NATO membership, because they have supported the International Criminal Court and failed to exempt Americans from possible prosecution. Damn good start.
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:02:35 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
To: Cathryn Crawford
That is very significant, We have pouring money into Colombia in that hopeless war on drugs. I believe we have a bunch of U.S. forces down there training and equiping the Narc's
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:05:26 AM PDT
by
MJY1288
(The Gifted One is Clueless)
To: Cathryn Crawford
First sentence:
The United States on Tuesday suspended military assistance to nearly 50 countries, including Colombia and six nations seeking NATO membership.
???
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:05:52 AM PDT
by
two23
To: FreeTheHostages
Hey, Free! How's your summer coming along?
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:07:20 AM PDT
by
rabidralph
(First Aid to libs? Coulterize the wound.)
To: Cathryn Crawford
Perhaps I'm confused, but it does seem say Columbia has been suspended and did not receive a presidential waiver.
To: Gunrunner2
Where is Columbia?
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:11:17 AM PDT
by
johnb838
(Understand the root causes of American Anger.)
To: Pern
I'm disappointed in Latvia.
To: Pern
And yet we go on supporting the prosecution of Slobodon Milosevic and, after causing tens if not hundreds of billions of dollars worth of damage with the bombing campaign against Serbia, requiring that that poor nation turn half to three fourths of its political leaders over to this same stupid criminal court before receiving any aid at all, precisely as if Bill Clinton were still president of the United States.
That's for the crime of trying to defend themselves against the KLA/Al Quaeda narco terrorists of course.
If anybody understands this, I'd appreciate hearing the explanation.
To: Pern
I hate to see Costa Rica in there, but if nations don't want to play ball, then what choice is there.
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:13:18 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Vote RIPublican in 2004: Socialism's kinder gentler party: "We will leave no wallet left behind!")
To: two23
Keep reading on down. Reuters screwed up.
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posted on
07/01/2003 9:14:37 AM PDT
by
Cathryn Crawford
(Check out my blog at: http://cathryncrawford.blogspot.com)
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