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...Netherlands Justice vs. Peace in Darfur On July 14 the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the nation's Darfur region, where up to 300,000 have died and more than 2.5 million have been displaced since 2003. The allegations mark the first time the six-year-old ICC has brought charges against a sitting head of state. Al-Bashir's government vowed to fight the charges, while critics say the ICC's efforts to bring justice to Darfur could backfire, leaving peacekeepers and aid workers...
...group-hugging in Lebanon, the real winner of the day was Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who had orchestrated the trade. He claimed the lopsided deal as legitimacy for both his decision to capture those two Israeli soldiers in the first place and his wider strategy of armed confrontation with Israel. For almost 60 years, Arabs facing Israel have had to choose between defeat and peace, but now, according to Nasrallah, the success of Hizballah's asymmetrical warfare has offered a model for all the movements in the Middle East dedicated to destroying Israel. "The essence of the region...
...efforts have also been a powerful disincentive to the world's worst leaders to end their repressive rule and open themselves to arrest. Nothing has made that more clear than ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's request on July 14 for an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on 10 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur. Moreno-Ocampo claims that Al-Bashir, who warned against the move during a Khartoum rally (above), "personally instructed" his forces to annihilate three ethnic groups in Darfur. "His motives were largely political," said Moreno-Ocampo...
...Paralympic team is better than our Olympic team.' AHMED ABID HASSAN, an Iraqi wheelchair-fencing coach, on the country's high number of disabled athletes; many are war veterans...
...would exchange prisoners with Hizballah, Olmert met personally with the Regev and Goldwasser families, who expressed their approval of the cabinet decision and said they expected a swift conclusion to the deal. Israeli leaders are hoping to oblige the families, but the timing is now up to Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, who may drag the process out for weeks, or even months, say Israelis. Olmert and the cabinet, however, have achieved their primary goal: catering to the public opinion ahead of the election. -With reporting by Aaron J. Klein/Jerusalem