On air: Is the International Criminal Court neutral?

Paul in Zimbabwe subscribes to the WHYS Daily Email and suggested this question in response to the Sudan story. There’s fury in some quarters at the ICC warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. These are some of the questions you want to discuss.

– is the ICC neutral?

– will this contribute to and hinder attempts to bring peace to Darfur?
– can there be peace and justice in Sudan, or does the UN need to choose between the two?

– who exactly is going to arrest President Bashir?

Talking Points 5 March

There’s talk of conspiracy theories in Lahore following Tuesday’s attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team. Pakistan is not over ruling a foreign hand in the attacks, with fingers being pointed at India. Even Sri Lanka hasn’t ruled out the possibility of Tamil Tiger involvement. There’s anger at the lack of security for the players and whilst arrests have been made and financial rewards for leads offered, some question whether these are tokenistic moves. Is this Pakistan in damage control mode or is there a real possibility of foreign involvement in these attacks?

Pakistan is both victim and protagonist of the conflict in Afghanistan, says this article . And here’s a request to the West asking it not to give up on Pakistan. Either way – can the world afford to let Pakistan fail?