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Washington Times: Bashir defies war crimes process

By Erin Spiegel

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the only head of state ever indicted by the International Criminal Court, is using foreign travel to flaunt the court's main weakness -- it can't arrest anyone. As a result, its indictments can have unintended consequences, especially in this case, by possibly extending the suffering in Darfur. "The ICC decision complicates matters more than it solves," said Karim Haggag, a spokesman for the Egyptian Embassy in Washington.

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