Warner Considering Legislation To Protect U.S. Military Against War Crimes Charges

By Thomas Duffy / March 22, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-VA) said yesterday he would consider introducing a legislative package that would provide legal defense for former U.S. military personnel accused of war crimes in an international court. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague has examined charges that NATO aviators committed war crimes during the 78-day bombing campaign against Serbia last year. During a confirmation hearing, Warner asked Douglas Dworkin, President Bill Clinton's nominee to be the next...

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