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TUESDAY MARCH 10 2009 6:00 AM

America may, in the very near future, be harboring a war criminal from justice. His name is George W. Bush. Maybe a few war criminals, in fact. Dick Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld and a few others. They sort of decided that if people werent wearing uniforms, they could be tortured and other exciting stuff. Because of what they were wearing. You know, their clothes. Its a fabric defense. Good luck defending that genius idea in a world court.

At some point, Bush will certainly be indicted.

An ex-UN prosecutor has said that following the issuance of an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, former US President George W. Bush could -- and should -- be next on the International Criminal Court's list.

"David Crane, an international law professor at Syracuse University, said the principle of law used to issue an arrest warrant for [Sudanese President] Omar al-Bashir could extend to former US President Bush over claims officials from his Administration may have engaged in torture by using coercive interrogation techniques on terror suspects.

Sure. We all know we tortured people and that many of them were probably innocent. The world doesnt usually go for this sort of thing. The only way to possibly avoid an ugly black mark is if we take care of our own business, but thats not going to happen because some Democrats in Congress were aware of and approved of the torture. So, it will come down to a world court, in which an ex-president of the United States will be accused and indicted for war crimes. Hold your heads high, Americans.

A trial will probably never occur, because the US doesnt recognize the court at The Hague and would definitely block the UN Security Council from issuing an order. Also, we would never give him up. So, that will be good. We will then live in limbo until Bush dies. Many people across the world will want Bush and Rumsfeld brought to justice, but no such thing will occur. How's this for a future headline?

Accused War Criminal Bush Dies Without Ever Facing Justice

Sounds good, doesn't it? Totally warms my heart. America will be a country harboring fugitives for many years. There will be no getting over it, no getting past it, because there will be no resolution. It will be an awesome shame we will all live with everyday, that we can pile on top of our current heap, which includes The Jonas Brothers, Baywatch, that Hiroshima thing, the Shah of Iran and Mamas Family.

As the years go by, we will learn more and more about the horrible, illegal acts committed by Bush and company. The evidence will mount. The disturbing truth will slowly be revealed and we will circle our wagons around the guy nobody seems to like, because hes our guy we dont like. You cant not like the guy we dont like. Back the fuck off.

He will remain with us and become our great shame until his death. He will be like a tumor, slowly eating away, but never killing us. We could cut the tumor out. I would actually prefer to remove it with a shotgun, but we wont because we are weak. And we dont really believe in the law and human rights, as we pretend to do. We believe in politics and not rocking the boat to avoid the other party from taking over. Meanwhile, this will eat at us every single day. Seriously, why dont you let a wanted pedophile stay in your basement and see how it makes you feel? Bush tortured many people, and if a number of reports are to be believed, many died during torture. Im pretty sure thats a bad thing.

Bush is a criminal and we should allow whatever evidence is out there to be presented in a court of law. If we dont, we cant say shit about guys like Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. We are also going to spend a couple of decades feeling like total dirtbags.

So, that will be nice.

FearTheReaper is a writer, actor and stand up comedian. Check back each Tuesday and Friday for more from FearTheReaper

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Heigai

Columbus, OH

May 2004

MAR 10, 2009 06:04 AM

Well, if Nixon didn't get that headline (and Kissinger won't, either) I really don't see how anyone would expect that Bush will.

Other than that you were spot-on.

p3r1

I'm lost

March 2009

MAR 10, 2009 09:52 AM

Sad, isn't it? I don't think there's too much to add to this. I'm not American and I wish them no harm. I'd just like to share with you some words of former UN Secretary-General, Mr. Koffi Annan

"More than ever today Americans, like the rest of humanity, need a functioning global system. And experience has shown, time and again, that the system works poorly when the US remains aloof, but much better when there is far-sighted US leadership.

That gives American leaders, of today and tomorrow, a great responsibility. The American people must see that they live up to it".

This belongs to his last article before leaving office. You can read the full version on:

What I have learned, by Koffi A. Annan

Thank you for sharing. Peace out!

DJForce

Summerville, SC

November 2008

MAR 10, 2009 11:29 AM

Just thought I would add that according to the Geneva Convention ...

The Hague and Geneva Conventions lay out four criteria defining prisoners of war. This is a direct quote.

that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates.
that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance.
that of carrying arms openly.
that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.

Persons, such as guerrillas and partisans, who take up arms and commit hostile acts without having complied with the conditions prescribed by the laws of war for recognition as belligerents, are, when captured by the injured party, not entitled to be treated as prisoners of war and may be tried and sentenced to execution or imprisonment (FM 27-10 Par. 80).

Taken from HERE

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ

June 2003

MAR 10, 2009 11:33 AM

p3r1 said:
Sad, isn't it? I don't think there's too much to add to this. I'm not American and I wish them no harm. I'd just like to share with you some words of former UN Secretary-General, Mr. Koffi Annan

"More than ever today Americans, like the rest of humanity, need a functioning global system. And experience has shown, time and again, that the system works poorly when the US remains aloof, but much better when there is far-sighted US leadership.

That gives American leaders, of today and tomorrow, a great responsibility. The American people must see that they live up to it".

This belongs to his last article before leaving office. You can read the full version on:

What I have learned, by Koffi A. Annan

Thank you for sharing. Peace out!

So, I guess this means things may get better now that Bush is gone.

Stiles

Philadelphia, PA

November 2002

MAR 10, 2009 11:36 AM

DJForce said:
Just thought I would add that according to the Geneva Convention ...

Taken from HERE

That's great and all, but Bush forgot the "tried" part. He kept hundreds of people in legal limbo for seven years without charge or trial, in case you forgot.