I assume you know that Bush had to cancel a trip to Switzerland last week. Why? The Swiss say the trip was canceled for security concerns but the real reason is that he would be arrested the minute he placed a foot on Swiss soil. Torture is illegal, even if Americans are too stupid to understand this fact.
From today's Counterpunch:
Bush is a criminal and Obama is guilty of collusion in his crimes. They both deserve harsh repercussions for what they've done, and not done.
From today's Counterpunch:
The human rights community promised to pursue Bush and the other human rights violators whenever they leave the US. Katherine Gallagher and Claire Tixiere, the lead lawyers authoring the 2500 page criminal case in Geneva stated: “The reach of the Convention Against Torture is wide – this case is prepared and will be waiting for him wherever he travels next. Torturers – even if they are former presidents of the United States – must be held to account and prosecuted. Impunity for Bush must end.”Until they're all jailed, every one of them, this isn't my United States. This also highlights how Obama has let the country -- and the world -- down. It is his failure to prosecute the human rights violations of the Bush administration that gives Europe the right to prosecute him. If we had pursued criminal charges against our Animal House version of a former president, the proceedings would have occurred on U.S. soil. But Obama's abject failure to pursue charges against Bush, especially after Bush admitted ion his book that he authorized waterboarding (which is firmly established in the law as torture) is what gives Europe the right to go after him now.
Bush is a criminal and Obama is guilty of collusion in his crimes. They both deserve harsh repercussions for what they've done, and not done.
