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Comment RSSThe New York Times is reporting today:
France’s foreign and justice ministers said Wednesday they want to create a special investigative service for crimes against humanity and genocide that are committed in other countries.Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner want to establish the service in Paris court as part of a legal reform bill to be put before …
Article Archive for January 2010
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January 6, 2010 # 9:10 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentVideo: Obama on the investigation into the Christmas Day terror attempt
January 5, 2010 # 10:37 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence # No CommentVideo: President Obama’s Diplomatic Initiatives– My C-SPAN Interview from January 1st
January 5, 2010 # 2:59 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # One CommentHere is an embedded video of the interview I did for C-SPAN on January 1 on President Obama’s approach to diplomacy. Please note: The link I provided in a previous post no longer seems to be functioning.
Israeli officials postpone trip to UK over concerns about universal jurisdiction
January 5, 2010 # 11:00 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law # No CommentThe BBC is reporting:
Israel says it has postponed a visit to the United Kingdom by military officials amid fears of arrest.
Israeli officials complained that the UK government has failed to give it a complete guarantee that its officials will not be arrested on British soil.
They also said the current situation threatens relations with Britain.
In December former foreign minister Tzipi Livni …
Audio: Should the Christmas Day terror suspect be tried in federal district court or in a military commission?
January 4, 2010 # 5:35 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, International Law, Supreme Court # One CommentHere is my interview with Washington’s WTOP Radio from earlier today.
Video and Text: Secretary Clinton and the Prime Minster of Qatar
January 4, 2010 # 4:12 pm # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International Law, International Organizations # No CommentRemarks With Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani After Their Meeting
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
January 4, 2010
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone, and Happy New Year. It’s good to see you here, and I’m especially pleased that I get to welcome His Excellency the Prime Minister back to the State Department. I hope you’ve all had …
Video and Text: Obama on the fight against Al Qaeda
January 2, 2010 # 12:29 am # Armed Conflict, Foreign Policy, Intelligence # No CommentRemarks of President Barack Obama
Weekly Address
January 2, 2010
It has now been more than a week since the attempted act of terrorism aboard that flight to Detroit on Christmas Day. On Thursday, I received the preliminary findings of the reviews that I ordered into our terrorist watchlist system and air travel screening. I’ve directed my counterterrorism and homeland security advisor at …
