US lawmakers vote to cut aid to Bashir hosts
Friday, 18 May 2012 03:07 Lagu Francis Regional >>> . Lawmakers in the United States on Thursday voted to cut aid to any country that hosts Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Members of the appropriations committee in the US house of congress agreed that Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), must be isolated. The provision was proposed by Republican senator Frank Wolf who declared that international isolation of Bashir would lead to his downfall. "No one should allow this guy in - this is a moral issue, " declared Wolf. Some congress members are however concerned that the provision, if signed into law, could have a negative impact on strategic allies of the United States that have hosted the Sudanese President since the ICC warrant was issued in March 2009. In the last year and a half Bashir has visited Ethiopia, China, Egypt, Chad, Malawi, Qatar, Iraq, Libya and Saudi Arabia. "My colleague's ammendment would cut off U.S funding to all these countries, some of them strategic allies," had it already been in effect when the visits were made, said Democratic Representative Nita Lowey. The provision is not yet law but is likely to get approval from the rest of congress before it is passed to President Barrack Obama for signing into law. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
