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U.S. Fears Prosecution of President in World Court Fri Nov 15, 4:57 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official said a principal motive for U.S. opposition to the newly created International Criminal Court was fear that the court might prosecute the president or other civilian or military leaders. 'Our concern goes beyond the possibility that the prosecutor will target for indictment the isolated U.S. soldier... Our principal concern is for our country's top civilian and military leaders, those responsible for our defense and foreign policy,' Under Secretary of State John Bolton said in a speech released on Friday. 'A fair reading of the treaty (setting up the court) leaves one unable to answer with confidence whether the United States would now be accused of war crimes for legitimate but controversial uses of force to protect world peace,' Bolton told the Federalist Society in Washington on Thursday. 'No U.S. presidents or their advisors could be assured that they would be unequivocally safe from politicized charges of criminal liability,' he added.....
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