[lbo-talk] U.S. Bans Military Aid to Almost 50 Countries

[Willy Greenfields]

Some friends the Bushites are proving themselves.
Prospective members of future coalitions of the
anonymous take note:

U.S. Bans Military Aid to Almost 50 Countries
By Jonathan Wright 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday
declared almost 50 countries ineligible for military
aid, including Colombia and six nations seeking NATO 
membership, because they back the International
Criminal Court and have not exempted Americans from
possible prosecution. 

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said 35 of
those countries had been receiving U.S. military aid
this year and, in some cases, all the money was
already spent. But the ban could still be in effect
when a new fiscal year starts in October. 

As the deadline passed for governments to sign
exemption agreements or face the suspension of
military aid, President Bush issued waivers for 22
countries. 

But those 22 did not include Colombia and the eastern
European countries of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. 

<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=1&u=/nm/20030701/ts_nm/crime_usa_aid_dc_7>

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