Bush and Whitehouse staff to get war crimes immunity!!!

Teki187

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President Bush Passes a Bill giving himself and his whitehouse retroactive immunity for possible war crimes!

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Does he feel the guilt i wonder.
 
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Have you got a source for the full bill, news clips don't tend to give anything approaching the full details.
 
Teki187 said:
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http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0923-22.htm
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Op-ed piece posted on a self-confessed "internet activist" website.

http://justicelibraries.blogspot.com/2006/09/bush-seeks-immunity-for-violating-war.html
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Blog, and same op-ed article as before.

http://www.iccnow.org/?mod=nethercutt
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Not the same issue at all, hence irrelevant.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/yugo/article/0,2763,975476,00.html

Does he feel the guilt i wonder.
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Same as above, this does not refer to the same issue as is under discussion.

Reputable news source links? Anywhere?
 
Dolph said:
Op-ed piece posted on a self-confessed "internet activist" website.



Blog, and same op-ed article as before.



Not the same issue at all, hence irrelevant.



Same as above, this does not refer to the same issue as is under discussion.

Reputable news source links? Anywhere?
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Google isn't bringing anything up for me, i guess you'll have to use CNN as your reputable source.
 
Teki187 said:
Google isn't bringing anything up for me, i guess you'll have to use CNN as your reputable source.
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The link you've provided isn't CNN, it's a youtube video of a claimed CNN broadcast. If it was a video or written piece from the CNN site, that would be totally different.
 
He can pass laws under the US system, but surely he is still subject to international law. It would be the same as Milosevich or Saddam passing internal laws - would have no effect on the ability of the UN, or the Hague (have no idea who is responsible) to prosecute for war crimes. Although to date Israel seems to be pretty much immune - does it depend whether you sign up to the Geneva Convention or something?
 
miracleboy said:
He can pass laws under the US system, but surely he is still subject to international law. It would be the same as Milosevich or Saddam passing internal laws - would have no effect on the ability of the UN, or the Hague (have no idea who is responsible) to prosecute for war crimes. Although to date Israel seems to be pretty much immune - does it depend whether you sign up to the Geneva Convention or something?
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As far as I'm aware the US isn't subject to the ICC since it hasn't signed up to it and it therefore has no juristiction over the US so while a court could find Bush et al guilty it would have to be in absentia unless they willingly surrendered themselves to the authority of the court.

The US doesn't allow it's soldiers to be prosecuted by the ICC because it claims it will deal with the matter(s) internally so I can't really see how refusing to let their leaders be subject to the courts authority would be all that different if it were true.
 
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