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"Many have expressed surprise, if not outrage, at the United Nations granting to American and British soldiers immunity from international criminal prosecution for wrongs committed while they were engaged in UN missions. 'Given the recent revelations . . . the US has picked one hell of a moment to ask for special treatment,' said an official of Human Rights Watch.

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