U.S. wants to Cut Aid to Countries that hand Americans to War Crime Courts
/U.S. economic aid could only flow to countries that have agreed not to
surrender Americans to a world court for prosecution of war crimes,
under a measure the U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday.
The 241-166 vote by the Republican-controlled chamber expanded the
current prohibition on military aid to such countries. The target of
the amendment was the International Criminal Court, which began
operating last year in The Hague, Netherlands. It is a permanent court
that is supposed to enter cases involving genocide, war crimes and
crimes against humanity when the countries involved cannot work out a
solution on their own. [more]
