Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni's offer of amnesty, which he reiterated on July 3 to LRA leader Joseph Kony, if he would agree to participate in the peace talks announced three weeks ago [IJT-49], has been unanimously rejected. "We are not considering President Museveni's amnesty at all. We reject it. It is beside the point; it is really not significant," said an LRA spokesperson on July 5, according to the Ugandan daily The Monitor. The next day, the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) reiterated that "Uganda, DRC and Sudan have an obligation to execute the arrests warrants" against five LRA leaders. The same day, the American embassy in Kampala issued a statement in support, saying "The United States respects Uganda's decision on this matter, but we believe those who have committed atrocities in this long-standing insurgency should be held accountable for their deeds." The American diplomats added with a twinge of cynicism, "Countries that are signatories to the Rome Statute establishing the ICC are expected to cooperate in arresting ICC-indicted individuals; Uganda is a signatory to the Rome Statute but the United States is not." Quoting Radio France International, the local press reported on July 7 that Vincent Otti, deputy commander of the LRA, had asked the ICC to send a team to Garamba park (DRC) where the rebels are hiding, "to hear our side of the story."