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do i need to cite wikipedia if i just use some of the sources it lists and not the actual article?

Hi, I'm in a debate tournament and in order to find out some more information about the International Criminal Court I went on to wikipedia. I know that itself wikipedia isn't a credible source but some really good sources and info from the article at the bottom of the page where they cite THEIR sources. Should I mention that I used wikipedia to find the sources I bring up in my argument or is this unnecessary? just trying to be honest........Thanks!

Public Comments

1. If you're culling the original sources for material, then list them in full.
2. No more so than you'd cite "card catalog" or "Guide to Periodical Literature" or "Index of Citations" in the library.
3. If you referred to wikipedia, don't cite it. If you used references within the wikipedia page itself and the information is legitimate, then cite that. Otherwise any teacher I know would hate to see a wiki citation on assignments! Good luck