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Europe

Bush to Stay Home, or be Arrested

2011-02-06

Is the 'crime' a personal one, or one of the Office? As holder of the Office, shouldn't Obama be arrested instead?
Former President George W. Bush has canceled a visit to Switzerland, where he was to address a Jewish charity gala, due to the risk of legal action against him for alleged torture, rights groups said on Saturday.

Criminal complaints against Bush alleging torture have been lodged in Geneva, court officials say.
Can they request extradition?
"He's avoiding the handcuffs," Reed Brody, counsel for Human Rights Watch, told Reuters.

The action in Switzerland showed Bush had reason to fear legal complaints against him if he travelled to countries that have ratified an international treaty banning torture, he said.
Lawfare escalates on a second front.

Posted by:Glenmore

#2 W. Bush knew exactly what he was doing. First of all, he was to appear before a major European Jewish group, many of who would automatically attack him, but his being denied to speak to them would be an embarrassing insult to that group.

Second, his administration made a lot of bilateral agreements with countries to forbid ICC persecution of US politicians and military personnel, but Switzerland refused.

Third, Switzerland is ticked off at the US right now, because of the US government coercing them to allow access to secret bank account information. One of their bank employees did the unthinkable and released that information not too long ago.

So the bottom line is that W. was just pranking a whole lot of people.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-02-06 10:53

#1 "He's avoiding the handcuffs," Reed Brody, counsel for Human Rights Watch, told Reuters.

Reed should see his doctor as it appears his hard on has definitely lasted for more than four hours.
I'm thinking about eleven years...

Posted by: tu3031 2011-02-06 10:21

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