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US Congress approves 28.9 billion for US anti-terror campaign
Washington, July 25: The US Congress has given its final approval to 28.9 billion dollars in emergency spending for the war on terror, and moved to codify us rejection of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Washington, July 25: The US Congress has given its
final approval to 28.9 billion dollars in emergency spending
for the war on terror, and moved to codify us rejection of the
International Criminal Court (ICC).
The senate passed President George W Bush's supplemental budget request by a vote of 92-7, one day after the house of representatives cleared the package in a 397-32 vote.
The Bill contains a strict ban on us cooperation with the court, which was set up by the United Nations to prosecute genocide and other crimes against humanity.
It also restricts US participation in international peacekeeping missions unless US servicemen are exempted from the tribunal's jurisdiction. The Bush administration has withdrawn the US signature from an international accord which set up the ICC, arguing that member nations had practically no tools to control it.
When Bush signs the Bill, as expected, his current policy of non-cooperation with the court will become law.
Half of the money in the bill, or 14.5 billion dollars, will go to the department of defense.
Another 3.8 billion dollars will be spent on bolstering security at the nation's airports, and 5.5 billion dollars will go toward helping New York recover after the September 11 attacks, while the federal bureau of investigation will be given an additional 175 million dollars for its counterterrorism activities.
With suicide bombings still ravaging Israel, the measure gives the Jewish state 200 million dollars in additional assistance to combat international terrorism.
Bureau Report
The senate passed President George W Bush's supplemental budget request by a vote of 92-7, one day after the house of representatives cleared the package in a 397-32 vote.
The Bill contains a strict ban on us cooperation with the court, which was set up by the United Nations to prosecute genocide and other crimes against humanity.
It also restricts US participation in international peacekeeping missions unless US servicemen are exempted from the tribunal's jurisdiction. The Bush administration has withdrawn the US signature from an international accord which set up the ICC, arguing that member nations had practically no tools to control it.
When Bush signs the Bill, as expected, his current policy of non-cooperation with the court will become law.
Half of the money in the bill, or 14.5 billion dollars, will go to the department of defense.
Another 3.8 billion dollars will be spent on bolstering security at the nation's airports, and 5.5 billion dollars will go toward helping New York recover after the September 11 attacks, while the federal bureau of investigation will be given an additional 175 million dollars for its counterterrorism activities.
With suicide bombings still ravaging Israel, the measure gives the Jewish state 200 million dollars in additional assistance to combat international terrorism.
Bureau Report