They're speaking to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia, but the whole world hears it.
"All countries to which George W. Bush travels have an obligation to bring him to justice for his role in torture," said Matt Pollard, senior legal adviser.What do you think? Is that Malaysia news beginning to have a ripple effect?
Amnesty International recognizes the value of raising awareness about cervical and breast cancer in Africa, the stated aim of the visit, but this cannot lessen the damage to the fight against torture caused by allowing someone who has admitted to authorizing water-boarding to travel without facing the consequences prescribed by law.
"International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity to fulfill their obligations and end the impunity George W. Bush has so far enjoyed," said Pollard.
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Why doesn't Amnesty International arrest him themselves?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I forgot. They are insignificant.
If they are really worried about human rights violations, why don't they instead arrest all of those African dictators that are guilty of genocide?
"'International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity to fulfill their obligations and end the impunity George W. Bush has so far enjoyed,' said Pollard"
You would think someone as learned as Mr. Pollard would realize that his precious international law doesn't have jurisdiction over President Bush. Or over me for that matter.
Yup. Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Gonzalez and Yoo and a few others as well.
ReplyDeleteActually, there are some treaties which provide for limited international law accountability.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Laci has explained how treaties become part of our law.
As for Amnesty International - what crimes against humanity, what war crimes have THEY committed?
And what makes you think they haven't also argued for the prosecution of criminals in Africa? al-Bashir is one who comes to mind, from Sudan. There are arrest warrants out for him from the Hague.
I'm on board with this - you betcha. But need to include all the treasonous killer bushes for taking this country to war for lies that benefited the 1%. My offer will always be on the table for the honor of pulling the trip rope on these killers and always the gentleman I say bitches first. Sleazy Rice get your fat black ass up there first!!
ReplyDeleteI will never be a participant in anyway to help rewrite the history on these bastards.
FatWhiteMan:
ReplyDeleteYou may not take them seriously but Bush and Cheney have, more than once, since leaving office, opted not to travel to countries where they might be arrested. Bush was/is a malevolent bumbler, Cheney was certainly the eminence gris of the Bushjugend administration.
Amnesty International does not have any divisions of soldiers to enforce their edicts, but then again they don't waterboard people they suspect of being uncooperative.
They forgot to include the guy who continues the Bush policies and has expanded them.
ReplyDelete"My offer will always be on the table for the honor of pulling the trip rope on these killers and always the gentleman I say bitches first. Sleazy Rice get your fat black ass up there first!!"
ReplyDeleteWow; racism, sexism and making a comment about Ms. Rice that is simply wrong--"fat", not unless it happened recently, as if that mattered--all in one sentence.
Not just Bush; I laughed when I heard that Herman Cain had supposedly asked Kissinger to be his SecState. and was turned down.
ReplyDeleteKissinger doesn't travel much any more either for the same reason.
Anonymous has a point.
ReplyDelete"They forgot to include the guy who continues the Bush policies and has expanded them."
But nothing Obama did comes close to the Bush / Cheney / Rumsfeld lying to get us into Iraq and the legitimizing of torture.