Bush Under Increasing Pressure on International Criminal Court Position as Dutch Prepare Construction of New ICC Site

As the time for President Bush’s visit to the United Nations and the next Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court (ICC), both in September, draws close, Republican leaders have exerted new pressure by introducing an amendment to the State Department authorization bill for repayment o f $826 million in U.S. back dues to the U.N. that would condition payment on the anti-ICC provisions in the American Servicemen Protection Act…[more]