"You can't arrest Beshir. Who's going to arrest him?" South Africa's Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad queried reporters at a pres conference.

"We fear the International Criminal Court is losing its way," wrote Julie Flint and Alex de Waal" in a recent Washington Post news article. "Chief Prosecutor [Luis Moreno-Ocampo]'s approach is fraught with risk-for the victims of the atrocities in Darfur, for the prospects for peace in Sudan and for the prosecution itself."

July 15 (GIN)-An international arrest warrant issued this week against Sudanese Pres. Omar alBeshir has set off a flood of criticism over the move from African leaders and other rights activists worldwide.