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Paraguay Won’t Renew US Military Cooperation Over Immunity Row

HeadlineOct 05, 2006

Paraguay has announced it won’t be a renewing a military cooperation agreement with the US because it refuses to grant immunity to American troops. The Bush administration had been lobbying Paraguay to immunize US forces from prosecution by the International Criminal Court. Paraguay becomes the latest South American country to refuse the demand, following Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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