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Movie: THE RECKONING: The Battle for the International Criminal Court
July 09, 2009 10:04 AM PDT
Aired 07/07/09 THE RECKONING opens on a man holding a human skull in a lonely field. "Without justice," he says, "people have no respect for each other. If this is left unpunished, it will be repeated." He is speaking of the more than 5 million people killed in the wars that have torn eastern Congo apart since 1998. But he might as well have been speaking for the victims of mass murder in Guatemala (200,000), Cambodia (1.7 million), East Timor (200,000), Sierra Leone (50,000), Bosnia (200,000) and Rwanda (800,000), to name only the most notorious cases. The Nurmeburg trials following World War II introduced a new sensibility and legitimacy to international criminal justice and serve as the inspiration for the creation half a century later of the International Criminal Court. Over 100 countries have united to form the first permanent court created to prosecute perpetrators, no matter how powerful, of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. But the Court was not given a police force or other enforcement arm, and faces major obstacles in pursuing its mission from nations that have not joined the treaty - including China, Russia and the United States. George Bush's UN ambassador, John Bolton, proudly expressed his contempt. "We should isolate and ignore the ICC. Specifically, I propose for the United States policy ... Three No's: no financial support, directly or indirectly; no collaboration; and no further negotiations with other governments to improve the Statute. [...] This approach is likely to maximize the chances that the ICC will wither and collapse, which should be our objective." The ICC has other problems on its hands these days. A joint declaration issued at the end of an African Union summit this weekend in Libya said member states would not cooperate in the arrest and surrender of Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir on war crimes charges. Summit host, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was quoted as saying the ICC represents a "new world terrorism". Several African members of the ICC are uncomfortable with the AU declaration. Botswana's Foreign Minister, Phandu Skelemani, says his country reaffirms its position that it has treaty obligations to cooperate with the ICC in Mr. Bashir's arrest. Sudan's rival, Chad, has also indicated it would not honor the decision. THE RECKONING airs nationally on POV Tuesday, July 14 at 10 PM and in Southern California on KCET Thursday, July 16 at 8:30 PM. It will stream for 30 days following the broadcast @ http://www.pbs.org/pov/reckoning/ PACO de ONIS, Producer,
CHRISTINE CHUNG
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Podcast SummaryFeatures conversations with people who offer pieces of the puzzle of “a world that just might work” -- provocative approaches to business, environment, health, science, politics, media and culture. Guests have included Ken Burns, Deborah Tannen, Andrew Weil, Jeremy Rifkin, Arianna Huffington, Roger Ebert, Bill Joy, Alvin Toffler, Paul Krugman, Bill Maher, and Norman Lear. About TerrenceTERRENCE McNALLY, journalist and radio host, is also a consultant, speaker, writer, and coach to public agencies, foundations, non-profits, and responsible corporations. Terrence’s radio show Free Forum (KPFK 90.7fm, Los Angeles, streaming and podcasting at kpfk.org, in print at AlterNet.org) features conversations with people who offer pieces of the puzzle of “a world that just might work†-- provocative approaches to business, environment, health, science, politics, media and culture. Guests have included Ken Burns, Deborah Tannen, Andrew Weil, Jeremy Rifkin, Arianna Huffington, Roger Ebert, Bill Joy, Alvin Toffler, Paul Krugman, Bill Maher, and Norman Lear. McNally speaks on strategic communications and the power of storytelling, as well as on issues of social responsibility and sustainable development. Speaking and training clients include American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, CERES, Friends Of The Earth, Glaxo Smith Kline (Patient Advocates), Greenpeace USA, Intel, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Herman Miller, NASA, NASD Investor Education Foundation, Nemours Foundation, US Climate Action Network, US Department of Agriculture, and Volunteers Of America. His organizational work encourages and focuses communication, creativity, and cooperation; resolves conflicts; clarifies and aligns vision, mission and objectives; and develops plans for effective action. Consulting clients include the Environmental Protection Agency, Union of Concerned Scientists, Natural Resources Defense Council, Redefining Progress, Business for Social Responsibility, Global Green USA, Rhino Records, and Interface Flooring. A graduate of Harvard, where he won its highest academic award, he has also worked as a writer, producer, and director of documentaries ("Buckminster Fuller - World Man, World Game", BBC’s 1992 Earth Summit special "Greenbucksâ€.) He co-wrote and produced Julie Brown's "Goddess In Progress", voted #4 mini-album of 1985 in the Village Voice National Music Critics Poll. Having acted in over a hundred films and television shows, McNally co-wrote and co-produced the musical comedy feature "Earth Girls Are Easy". Called by Time Magazine "the freshest thing to come out of the space program since Tangâ€, it is now being developed as a Broadway musical. Co-author with Hyla Cass MD of Kava: Nature's Answer to Stress, Anxiety, and Insomnia, Terrence is an annual participant at the Conference on World Affairs, a member of the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences, and has served on the boards of Earth Communications Office, Show Coalition, and Education 1st. Fans of this ShowFavorite LinksTerrence's Friends
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