10:27:20 PM ReutersU.S. Removes Peacekeepers Over War Crimes Court. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military is pulling small numbers of troops out of two U.N. peacekeeping operations in Kosovo and Africa because they are no longer exempt from prosecution in the International Criminal Court, the Pentagon said on Thursday. [Reuters: Top News]
It is more than a little bothersome that the current administration is willing to disregard the principles of democracy as soon as those principles become inconvenient. It is also heartening to see the Supreme Court uphold them. --ld