malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Jul-12-11 07:34 AM
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Calls to try Bush administration officials for war crimes
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3267846.htm
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Human Rights Watch has released a report arguing that US authorities are legally obliged to investigate the Bush administration's most senior officials for war crimes.
It's singled out former president George W. Bush, his vice-president Dick Cheney, the former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and the ex-CIA director George Tenet.
Reed Brody is counsel for Human Rights Watch. He's been nicknamed The Dictator Hunter, and was lead counsel for victims in the prosecution of Augusto Pinochet.
He wrote the report, and says that if the Obama administration won't put George Bush on trial, foreign governments should.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1471217If they try Bush for war crimes, then they have to try 0bama too.
barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Jul-12-11 08:13 AM
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1. i hope they do.
heaven knows it is not happening here. 
Well when the new administration continues the war crimes of the previous administration, it's a little hard for them to try their predecessor.
malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Tue Jul-12-11 08:19 AM
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2. This is receiving lots of coverage on BBC International this morning
calling for an Independent Commission.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14119065
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The former president, vice-president, defence secretary and head of the CIA should all be investigated, the group says.
"There are solid grounds to investigate Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Tenet for authorising torture and war crimes," said Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch's executive director.
"President Obama has treated torture as an unfortunate policy choice rather than a crime.
"His decision to end abusive interrogation practices will remain easily reversible unless the legal prohibition against torture is clearly re-established."
In its 107-page report, HRW claims there is substantial information warranting criminal investigations of Mr Bush and his senior officials for ordering practises such as waterboarding, the use of secret CIA prisons and the transfer of detainees to countries where they were tortured.
This has Bush, legs is toast, or something like that.
Hey DUmmies no matter how much kicking, screaming, and crying there are a couple of things that will never happen, Bush won't go to jail, Rush will still be on the air, and real Americans will keep fighting against socialism. So deal with it.
