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| Dutch court refuses to throw President Bush in jail |
| 2005-05-05 |
| A court in The Hague turned down a demand by a dozen plaintiffs who wanted to force the Dutch government to arrest US President George W Bush when he visits the Netherlands on Saturday, the judgement made public Wednesday said. Bush will be in the south of the Netherlands this weekend to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The plaintiffs, mostly left-wing organisations and activists, accused Bush of "numerous grave violations of the Geneva Conventions". They also said the president is responsible for the deaths of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq and Washington's refusal to recognize the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world's first permanent war crimes court. In the judgement, dated on Tuesday, the court said that the case was political and that the demands "could have far-reaching consequences for US-Dutch relations". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 I don't think the Zuyder Zee exists anymore, it would have to be regular seawater from the North Sea coming through the broken dykes. We wouldn't do that though, we'd just send in a couple of armed Secret Service guys to pick him up -- using Black Helicopters, of course. I mean, what would the Dutch do about it, blow their bicycle horns in protest? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-05-05 23:32 |
| #13 Gee, if they were really serious, they could always do a citizens' arrest.... /sarcasm off |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2005-05-05 20:06 |
| #12 Ya' wanna try arresting WHO? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for the laugh, Holland. That was a good one. By the way, assholes, if you do manage to find a judge stupid enough to OK it, and a cop stupid enough to try it, I've got the popcorn concession. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-05 14:49 |
| #11 A court in The Hague turned down a demand by a dozen plaintiffs who wanted to force the Dutch government to arrest US President George W Bush when he visits the Netherlands on Saturday Well, that is certainly a relief. For the Dutch, I mean. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-05-05 12:16 |
| #10 We could play Zep's ''When The Levee Breaks'' while the Zyder Zee is rolling into den Haag... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-05-05 10:16 |
| #9 I wonder what JDAMs would do to that dyke system. You leave NOW out of this. |
| Posted by: BH 2005-05-05 10:09 |
| #8 "...far-reaching consequences for US-Dutch relations" I wonder what JDAMs would do to that dyke system. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-05-05 9:02:20 AM |
| #7 I don't know about Dutch, but I'd bet they're all European. They are the ones who make these idiotic gestures and think going to court is the way to solve everything. Those who arrived from the south and east would more likely to engage in direct action. See Vincent Van Gogh. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-05-05 08:27 |
| #6 I wonder how much of the 31% against his visit are actually of Dutch heritage. Hmmm.... |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2005-05-05 08:13 |
| #5 That a court entertains and dignifies this type of infantile behavior by issuing a ''judgment'' addressing the ''demand'' is pretty pathetic. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-05-05 07:48 |
| #4 Actually they want to hear some whinge and whine from the full blown moonbat Tranzis that cooked this up. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-05-05 05:03 |
| #3 And I thought the dutch didn't have a sense of humor. Maybe it's casual use of soft/hard drugs finally taking their toll? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-05-05 00:53 |
| #2 Yes, I'm sure judges realized that continued existence is preferrable to being turned into floating bits of ash. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-05-05 00:36 |
| #1 ''...far-reaching consequences for US-Dutch relations''. Yep. The 101st Airborne can reach pretty far... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2005-05-05 00:17 |