Lebanon. and Iran. If a war criminal from any of these countries takes refuge in the United States. we cannot extradite him. The alternativedeportationis a long and complex process which becomes even more difficult when the accused is to be deported to a specific country. Even if deportation is successful. a war criminal may be returned to a country in which the judicial system is nonfunctionalCambodia. for examplethus escaping prosecution altogether. My amendment allows us to prosecute war criminals located in the United States. regardless of their nationality. The amendment in no way obligates the United States to prosecute war crimes. nor does it permit the extradition of nonU.S. nationals of the United States for prosecution if the victims of the crime are not United States nationals.
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