Will George W. Bu$h Be Prosecuted As A War Criminal?

[JRSWRITER]

“Under the Nuremberg standard, Bush is definitely a war criminal. The US Supreme Court also exposed Bush to war crime charges under both the US War Crimes Act of 1996 and the Geneva Conventions when the Court ruled in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld against the Bush administration’s military tribunals and inhumane treatment of detainees. President Bush and his Attorney General agree that under existing laws and treaties Bush is a war criminal together with many members of his government. To make his war crimes legal after the fact, Bush has instructed the Justice (sic) Department to draft changes to the War Crimes Act and to US treaty obligations under the Geneva Conventions. One of Bush’s changes would deny protection of the Geneva Conventions to anyone in any American court.” Bush Seeks Retroactive Laws To Protect Himself From War Crimes Prosecution by Paul Craig Roberts Bush Seeks Retroactive Laws To Protect Himself From War*Crimes*Prosecution by Paul Craig Roberts

As imbecilic as some in the alternative media portray him and as out of it as most of his inner circle depict him in their memoirs, George W. Bu$h is really sly like a fox. He knowingly launched an illegal invasion and occupation of three nations (if you count Haiti) that posed no threat to the US, he ordered torture and sanctioned all kinds of inhumane treatment of civilians and supposed “enemy combatants” and he has deliberately violated the US Constitution at will. After invading and occupying Afghanistan and Iraq, in the second half of 2006 Bu$h ordered his Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to find ways to circumvent Geneva Convention rules and absolve him of any culpability as a war criminal. Bu$h even went to great lengths to seek out members of Congress to ask them to pass retroactive legislation that would protect him and members of his cabinet from being tried as war criminals under existing US codes and protocols of the Geneva Convention. Does that sound like Bu$h is an idiot, oblivious to the consequences of his actions?
Despite his media contrived image as a “man of God”, Bu$h knows he is a war criminal but he also knows as a sitting president the US Constitution protects him from indictment or arrest. He knows once he leaves office things will change and he is fair game. As his popularity and approval rating sank precipitously and remained at the lowest level of any sitting president, Bu$h is keenly aware many are chomping at the bit to bring charges against him and his cronies in an international tribunal, or the International Criminal Court once he leaves office.
As Bu$h’s imperialist occupations drag on with no end in sight, as revelations about atrocities mount, even the gullible and comatose US public is beginning to sense something is amiss; that AmeriKKKa is heading in the wrong direction. Despite the incessant jingoism and militarist propaganda that is the bedrock of Bu$h’s bogus War on Terrorism, after five grueling years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, AmeriKKKans are becoming extremely war weary. As we see the debilitating consequences of these wars on our daily lives, staggering inflation, gas prices souring, record military spending, corruption and waste trumping domestic needs, government effectiveness and credibility evaporating as a compliant Congress rubber stamps Bu$h’s military misadventures over the wishes of the people, people are now considering the need for justice. Sensing this, in 2006 Bu$h moved to protect himself and his administration from prosecution for war crimes. “The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers and former military personnel for humiliating or degrading war prisoners, according to U.S. officials and a copy of the amendments. Officials say the amendments would alter a U.S. law passed in the mid-1990s that criminalized violations of the Geneva Conventions, a set of international treaties governing military conduct in wartime. The conventions generally bar the cruel, humiliating and degrading treatment of wartime prisoners without spelling out what all those terms mean. The draft U.S. amendments to the War Crimes Act would narrow the scope of potential criminal prosecutions to 10 specific categories of illegal acts against detainees during a war, including torture, murder, rape and hostage-taking. Left off the list would be what the Geneva Conventions refer to as ‘outrages upon [the] personal dignity’ of a prisoner and deliberately humiliating acts -- such as the forced nakedness, use of dog leashes and wearing of women's underwear seen at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq -- that fall short of torture. ‘People have gotten worried, thinking that it's quite likely they might be under a microscope,’ said a U.S. official. Foreigners are using accusations of unlawful U.S. behavior as a way to rein in American power, the official said, and the amendments are partly meant to fend this off.’” War Crimes Act Changes Would Reduce Threat Of Prosecution - washingtonpost.com
In 2006 the Democrats sold “we the people out” by taking impeachment off the table; so now the only recourse for justice is trying the Bu$h cabal as war criminals. Scott McClellan’s new book as well as statements by Paul Wolfowitz and numerous former Bu$h administration members and NeoCons provide ample evidence Bu$h should indeed be hauled into court and tried as a war criminal as soon as he leaves the White House. “The United States already has a statute on the books relevant to US criminal acts in repeated abuse of Iraqi prisoners in violation of the Geneva Conventions; the question is, how can that statute be made to work, particularly in light of inhuman treatment of so many Iraqi prisoners in US custody - in some cases resulting in death. Legal scholars and experts in International Criminal Law are presently researching the idea of a legal brief that sets forth the potential for criminal/legal liability on the part of top Bush Administration officials including President Bush himself. Such a brief will define the need for an independent, non-Justice Department-led investigation which will educate the press, the public, and Congress to the point where enough pressure builds for serious investigations to begin. Members of Congress, for example, could call on disclosure of information about the President’s knowledge and authorization of illegal Iraqi interrogations. For example, when was Bush informed about the Iraqi prisoner abuses, and what did he do to stop the abuse, and did he ever authorize the torture of prisoners. Congress could also call upon the appointment of a Special Prosecutor to investigate the President. Under such auspices key members of the Bush administration will be questioned about non-disclosure on Bush’s authorization of illegal Iraqi interrogations; likewise the Attorney Generally will be formally questioned about the appointment of a Special Prosecutor and the official's own statements concerning Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq in tandem with questions concerning prisoner abuse in Iraq and other outstanding questions relating to International Criminal law.” Bush Administration War Crimes in Iraq Bush Administration War Crimes in Iraq - SourceWatch
The article quoted above is about international war crimes, not the domestic crimes Bu$h has committed such as illegally spying on all AmeriKKans without warrant or reason or his clear violations of the US Constitution and US Bill of Rights. These crimes need to also be addressed! The question is, will justice prevail? Is it possible to get true justice and if so when will Bu$h and his fellow sociopaths be held accountable for their mendacity, genocide and other high crimes and misdemeanors?

[Jalili]

Well you know how Amerikkkan justice works.

You know the gulity BUT they choose whether there is any punishment.
Sad nation we live in.

[JRSWRITER]

True that. The system is rigged from top to bottom. So called white collar criminals like Ken Lay of Enron, Senator John McCain who made mad money on the Saving and Loan scandals with Keating and Senator Barack Obama who is a shill and puppet of Wall Street and the power elite will get away with all kinds of horrible crimes. The worse monsters on the planet like Henry Kissinger or George W Bu$h will probably never do a day in jail. But some poor disoriented brainwashed brother in the hood trying to make it by doing something he knows is illegal will get a ton of time in prison.
Our challenge is to work to restore sanity, Ma'at and true reconciliation to the planet so that natural born criminal like the Bu$h family will be dealt with. Stay strong!
JRS

[BlackQueen]

Agreed,it's all about who you can buy and keep on a leash,one of the many aspects of white privilege. I wouldn't be surprised if Bush's lapdog Condi Rice says he's not a war criminal.

Originally Posted by JRSWRITER

True that. The system is rigged from top to bottom. So called white collar criminals like Ken Lay of Enron, Senator John McCain who made mad money on the Saving and Loan scandals with Keating and Senator Barack Obama who is a shill and puppet of Wall Street and the power elite will get away with all kinds of horrible crimes. The worse monsters on the planet like Henry Kissinger or George W Bu$h will probably never do a day in jail. But some poor disoriented brainwashed brother in the hood trying to make it by doing something he knows is illegal will get a ton of time in prison.
Our challenge is to work to restore sanity, Ma'at and true reconciliation to the planet so that natural born criminal like the Bu$h family will be dealt with. Stay strong!
JRS

[JRSWRITER]

Of course she will say her "husband" is not a criminal. But the fact of the matter is Condi Rice is a war criminal herself. She, Colin Powell and Alberto Gonzales were all accessories to major crimes against humanity. One of the first things we must do once Ma'at is restored throughout this planet or there is a massive populous movement (revolution) is address these wicked deeds and bring the perpetrators to justice. Stay strong!
JRS

[BlackQueen]

True,but then they will come out with some bullshit saying that their actions,which we call war crimes,defending and giving oppressed people "democracy"

Originally Posted by JRSWRITER

Of course she will say her "husband" is not a criminal. But the fact of the matter is Condi Rice is a war criminal herself. She, Colin Powell and Alberto Gonzales were all accessories to major crimes against humanity. One of the first things we must do once Ma'at is restored throughout this planet or there is a massive populous movement (revolution) is address these wicked deeds and bring the perpetrators to justice. Stay strong!
JRS

[Sourakhata]

If Samuel P. Bush (Great Grandfather), if Prescott Bush (Grandfather) have not been prosecuted for their implication in WWI and they cynical representing of Hitler's interest in the US & their financing of Nazi Germany through Union Banking Corporations & Brown Brothers Harriman Bank etc...( the origins of Bush's family wealth) If George H. Bush (father) has not been prosecuted for his long career of blood thirsty demoniac oligarch that has directly caused thousands of deads, don't expect George W. Bush (son) to be prosecuted for the continuation of his family's long mission of tyranny, eugenism, total domination & annihilation of mankind.

These people and this bloodline have been above the laws for long time now and this won't change soon enough unless definitly getting rid of them once for all..!

[JRSWRITER]

Well said. In AmeriKKKa white collar crooks don't go to jail. Dubeyah comes from a long line of thieves, criminals and killers. His Great grandfather Samuel was into lubricants for trains and later got into armaments and the US government. He profited from WWI and subsequently hooked up with the Rockefeller crowd. We all know about Sam's son Prescott, how he married into wealth and parlayed that into a major role in funding Hitler's war machine. We know Dubeyah's father and brothers made out like fat rats in the Savings and Loan rip offs (Silverado and Broward S&L). Daddy G is also big in drug running and money laundering.(Iran Contra) None of them spent a day in jail or even went to trial. Perhaps Bu$h's war crimes are of such a magnitude someone will actually attempt to bring him to justice.