[asia-apec 1849] Kissinger Watch #1

[John M. Miller]

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Kissinger Watch ( www.icai-online.org/kissingerwatch ) -  a joint project of

East-Timor Action Network
International Campaign against Impunity
Instituto Cono Sur
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Dear readers,

In the past few years, the international movement against the impunity of 
public officials has gained unprecedented momentum; activists worldwide 
have made significant efforts to assure that these high-ranking politicians 
and soldiers will be held accountable for their acts, which include crimes 
against humanity, war crimes, torture, and genocide.

General Pinochet was detained in London for more than 500 days and escaped 
extradition to Spain only after a dubious medical assessment found him 
unfit to stand trial.  Slobodan Milosevic was extradited last June to the 
Hague Tribunal (ICTY) on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against 
humanity. A second international ad hoc tribunal (ICTR) has been 
established for Rwanda and tries suspected perpetrators of the genocide. 
Support for the establishment of similar tribunals for Sierra Leone, 
Cambodia, and East Timor is strong. In the last week of February 2002, 
Portugal and Ecuador joined the International Criminal Court (ICC). Only 
eight ratifications remain before the ICC treaty enters into force.

Impunity, however, is not limited to those countries that are placed under 
the label of the "second" or "third world."  The West must also confront 
its criminals; it cannot remain blind to the crimes of its officials.  For 
this reason and with this issue, we launch KissingerWatch.

To many, Henry Kissinger epitomizes the failure of the Western world to pay 
serious attention to the grave crimes committed by its leadership.  In 
response, KissingerWatch is designed to examine this specific case of 
impunity, to provide information about Kissinger's alleged role in the 
violation of human rights worldwide, to kindle debate, and to facilitate 
the exchange of opinions among experts and activists.

Inspired by the success of the Pinochet Watch bulletin 
(http://www.tni.org/pinochet/), KissingerWatch will be published as an 
email bulletin that will be distributed several times per annum.

The first issue aims at providing a comprehensive - but far from complete - 
overview of Kissinger's past and present activities.  It also serves to 
introduce other initiatives that raise awareness on Kissinger's alleged 
involvement in crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide.  Future 
issues will be more concise and hence more easily digestible.

To subscribe to KissingerWatch (free of charge), send an email to: 
subscribe-kw at icai-online.org

We also welcome your active participation in this project. We encourage all 
readers to share the results of their research with us. 
(kissingerwatch at icai-online.org)

Thank you, and we appreciate your readership.

Michael Schmitt, The International Campaign against Impunity,
  www.icai-online.org )
michael at icai-online.org

John Miller, East-Timor Action Network ( www.etan.org )
fbp at igc.org

Gérman Westphal, Instituto Cono Sur
westphal at umbc.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.HOLDING INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RESPONSIBLE FOR VIOLATION OF CUSTOMARY
INTERNATIONAL LAW
The US-bombing of Cambodia and Laos (summary)

2.FORD AND KISSINGER GAVE GREEN LIGHT TO INDONESIA'S INVASION OF EAST TIMOR 
IN 1975
New Documents Detail Conversations with Suharto
Source: Press release by National Security Archive

3.THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL SCHNEIDER / LAWSUIT FILED IN THE US
by ICAI

4.FRENCH AND CHILEAN JUDGES TRY TO INTERROGATE KISSINGER
Source: Pinochet Watch 36

5.KISSINGER HAD A HAND IN "DIRTY WAR"
By Martin Andersen & John Dinges
Source: Insight Magazine, The Washington Times

6.RESOLUTION OF THE GENEVAN PARLIAMENT
By Antonio Hodgers (Member of Genevan Parliament)

7.NPR RADIO INTERVIEW: "I AM NOT A CRIMINAL"

8.THE PITFALLS OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION
by Henry Kissinger
Source: Foreign Affairs, July / August 2001

9.THE CASE FOR UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION
By Kenneth Roth (Executive Director of Human Rights Watch),
Source: Foreign Affairs, July / August 2001

10.WEBSITES RELATING TO HERNY KISSINGER

11.FAIR USE NOTICE