This was a long time coming, but was postponed because peace talks were going on with al-Bashir over the Darfur conflict. But now, for the first time since it opened in 2002, the ICC has issued a warrant for the arrest of a political powerhouse, and a genocidal one at that, the New York Times reports.

Problems could arise form this though. The introduction of the warrant will further complicate peace talks between diplomats and Sudan, and won’t do anything to help end the Darfur conflict.

And since the ICC has no real army or police force that can go in and extract al-Bashir, someone else has to. And no one will.

Why? Well, no one has a vested interest in Sudan. No other country is watching it’s own people die in Darfur. And without an immediate, physical threat to its own people, no country will risk entering the war-torn region. Not the U.S., that’s for damn sure. We have enough wars going on as it is.

But the court is trying to go about it another way. It wants to make the president come forward himself, by freezing all his assets.

But in that effort, a problem arose; al-Bashir’s assets are hidden under the names of others. Pinpointing each name and account will take more time than anyone would like.

The African Union and the Arab League are calling for further postponement of the warrant. They say al-bashir may still bring peace to Darfur.

Yea…right.

One suspect is in custody, the FBI said in a statement.

Hicks, 33, joined the FBI in March 2007. The University of Pittsburgh graduate formally served as a Baltimore police officer. He leaves wife and three-year-old son.

“This is a real tragedy with the loss of such a talented agent who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country when putting on a badge and accepting the responsibility for protecting our nation,” said Special Agent in Charge Michael A. Rodriguez. “The FBI family mourns alongside Agent Hicks’ family. We ask that the media and the public respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.”

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller echoed.

“The loss of Sam Hicks is a tragedy,” said Mueller. “Our hearts and prayers go out to Sam’s family and the members of the Pittsburgh Field Office.”

“We are in the process of notifying the agent’s family and will provide more details later today,” the FBI said in a statement.

The FBI specifically points out that early media reports that this incident was associated with a home invasion are actually false.