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| Kissinger Watch #1 |
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| Dear readers, In the past few years, the international movement against the impunity of public officials has gained unprecedented momentum; activists worldwide have made significant efforts to assure that these high-ranking politicians and soldiers will be held accountable for their acts, which include crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, and genocide. General Pinochet was detained in London for more than 500 days and escaped extradition to Spain only after a dubious medical assessment found him unfit to stand trial. Slobodan Milosevic was extradited last June to the Hague Tribunal (ICTY) on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. A second international ad hoc tribunal (ICTR) has been established for Rwanda and tries suspected perpetrators of the genocide. Support for the establishment of similar tribunals for Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and East Timor is strong. In the last week of February 2002, Portugal and Ecuador joined the International Criminal Court (ICC). Only eight ratifications remain before the ICC treaty enters into force. Impunity, however, is not limited to those countries that are placed under the label of the "second" or "third world." The West must also confront its criminals; it cannot remain blind to the crimes of its officials. For this reason and with this issue, we launch KissingerWatch. To many, Henry Kissinger epitomizes the failure of the Western world to pay serious attention to the grave crimes committed by its leadership. In response, KissingerWatch is designed to examine this specific case of impunity, to provide information about Kissinger's alleged role in the violation of human rights worldwide, to kindle debate, and to facilitate the exchange of opinions among experts and activists. Inspired by the success of the Pinochet Watch bulletin (http://www.tni.org/pinochet/), KissingerWatch will be published as an email bulletin that will be distributed several times per annum. The first issue aims at providing a comprehensive - but far from complete - overview of Kissinger's past and present activities. It also serves to introduce other initiatives that raise awareness on Kissinger's alleged involvement in crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. Future issues will be more concise and hence more easily digestible. To subscribe to KissingerWatch (free of charge), send an email to: subscribe-kw@icai-online.org We also welcome your active participation in this project. We encourage all readers to share the results of their research with us. (kissingerwatch@icai-online.org) Thank you, and we appreciate your readership. Michael Schmitt, The International Campaign against Impunity, (http://www.icai-online.org) michael@icai-online.org John Miller, East-Timor Action Network (http://www.etan.org) fbp@igc.org Gérman Westphal, Instituto Cono Sur (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/politicaconosur/) westphal@umbc.edu | |
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