[patriots] Re: George Bush Cancels Europe Trip Amid Calls for His Arrest

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  • Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:38:42 +0000

So how is it the Tony Blair can travel freely?

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Subject: [patriots] George Bush Cancels Europe Trip Amid Calls for His Arrest
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:24:32 +0000

George Bush Cancels Europe Trip Amid Calls for His Arrest Wed 11:18 am UTC, 30
Dec 2015 posted by Gordonby Justin ElliottWill George W. Bush set foot in
Europe again in his lifetime?A planned trip by Bush to speak at the
Switzerland-based United Israel Appeal later this week has been cancelled after
several human rights groups called for Swiss authorities to arrest Bush and
investigate him for authorizing torture.Bush has travelled widely since leaving
office, but not to Europe, where there is a strong tradition of international
prosecutions.The Swiss group and Bush’s spokesman claim that it was threats of
protest, not of legal action, that prompted the cancellation. But facing
protests is nothing new for Bush.What was different about this trip was that
groups including Amnesty International and the Centre for Constitutional Rights
argued that Switzerland, as a party to the UN Convention against Torture, is
obligated to investigate Bush for potential prosecution.Amnesty’s memo to Swiss
authorities cites, among other things, Bush’s admission in his own memoir that
he approved the use of waterboarding.From Amnesty’s press release:“To date,
we’ve seen a handful of military investigations into detentions and
interrogations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo. But none of these has had
the independence and reach necessary to investigate high-level officials such
as President Bush,” said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty
International.“Meanwhile, there has been virtually zero accountability for
crimes committed in the CIA’s secret detention program, which was authorized by
then-President Bush.”Anywhere in the world that he travels, President Bush
could face investigation and potential prosecution for his responsibility for
torture and other crimes in international law, particularly in any of the 147
countries that are party to the UN Convention against Torture.“As the US
authorities have, so far, failed to bring President Bush to justice, the
international community must step in,” said Salil Shetty. Kind regards, Chris




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