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Tue 07 Jul 2008Charging of al-Bashir may provoke a violent backlash
OPINION:The International Criminal Court may lay genocide charges against President Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese dictator, but he's unlikely ever to stand trial, writes Simon Roughneen.
'Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin." The words of former US president Dwight Eisenhower may offer some long-term solace for those caught up in Sudan's regionalised wars, but yesterday's landmark charging of Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, with 10 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC) may scupper any chance of bringing peace to the wider region.
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