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Article: Belgium debates future of war crimes law; former PM urges repeal after US criticism
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- June 21, 2003
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Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium
A leading Belgian politician has proposed abolishing his country's
war crimes law which has soured relations with the United States after
complaints against President George W. Bush and other prominent Americans.
Former Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene made the proposal late Friday
after repeated U.S. demands for the repeal of the 1993 law. The criticism
has sparked a widening political debate in about the future of the