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Fri Jun-17-05 06:45 AM
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Red Cross hits back at U.S. Republican critic

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GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hit back at a U.S. Republican report which questioned its impartiality, dismissing the accusations as false and unsubstantiated.

ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger vowed the Swiss-based agency would stick to its principles of neutrality and expressed confidence the United States would remain its top donor.

A policy adviser for the U.S. Senate Republican majority said this week the ICRC had lost its impartiality and was advocating positions at odds with U.S. interests.

"The paper's purpose appears to be to discredit the ICRC by putting forward false allegations and unsubstantiated accusations," Kellenberger told a news briefing.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-06-17T110613Z_01_N1756235_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-USA-REDCROSS-DC.XML

IMO more ignoring than hitting back? :shrug:

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