U.S. MAY GET COLOMBIAN SUPPORT FOR COURT EXEMPTION

The Colombian government indicated Saturday that it will agree to a U.S.
request to exempt American troops from prosecution by the International
Criminal Court.

The request, made earlier this week by a visiting State Department official
in Colombia, is part of a global campaign by the Bush administration to
shield U.S. military personnel from the reach of the new international war
crimes court.

Vice President Francisco Santos said Saturday that he does not foresee the
desired immunity pledge as posing any problems for the Colombian government.