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George Bush could be next on the war crimes list
THE HAGUE – George W. Bush could one day be the International Criminal Court’s next target. David Crane, an international law professor at Syracuse University, said the principle of law used to issue an
Read More »Despite Obama call for open government, Justice resists disclosing Bush secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Obama‘s vow to open government more than ever, the Justice Department is defending Bush administration decisions to keep secret many documents about domestic wiretapping, data collection on travelers and
Read More »Bush okayed torture to outwit defense lawyers
By Stephen C. Webster It comes as no surprise that the Bush administration had little love for lawyers. Long before the “Attorneygate” scandal developed around the firing of nine US Attorneys in his second
Read More »In farewell speech, Bush insists “war on terror” must continue
By Bill Van Auken In his final speech from the White House Thursday night, President George W. Bush defended his legacy of war, torture and domestic repression while vowing that the “war on terror,”
Read More »Asked about WMDs, Bush grins: ‘Things didn’t go according to plan’
By John Byrne | Abu Ghraib a ‘disappointment’ A confident George W. Bush took the podium Monday for what is likely the last press conference of his presidency, fielding a panoply of questions on
Read More »Bush rewards his hired guns
By JAMES TWEEDIE THE White House revealed on Tuesday that US President George W Bush will reward partners in war crime Tony Blair, John Howard and Alvaro Uribe with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Read More »Iraqi shoe thrower vows never to apologize to Bush, family says
Shoe-throwing journalist Muntather Zaidi told his family he would never apologize to President Bush for hurling his footwear at the American leader, even if he is chopped into pieces, his brother said after visiting
Read More »Why We Must Prosecute Bush and His Administration for War Crimes
By Mike Ferner During the rush to get the Nuremberg Tribunals underway, the Soviet delegation wanted the tribunal’s historic decisions to have legitimacy only for the Nazis. U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Robert Jackson, serving
Read More »Bush A War Criminal
Emad Erian, Translated By Mahitab Adham ( Edited by Sonia Mladin) Bush repeated more than a thousand lies in order to invade Iraq.10 December 2008 Two years ago according to the Muslim calendar,
Read More »Bush returns to West Point to defend doctrine of aggressive war
By Bill Van Auken President George W. Bush made a farewell appearance Tuesday at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, delivering an unrepentant defense of the doctrine of preventive war that
Read More »Legal Scholars Outraged by Talk of Blanket Pardons
By Daphne Eviatar In his Nov. 16 interview on CBS’s “60 minutes,” President-elect Barack Obama reiterated his pledge to shut down Guantanamo Bay and end U.S.-sponsored torture. Both actions would be “part and parcel
Read More »Bush Bailout for Rumsfeld, Torturers Might Be Next
By Ann Woolner The season of forgiveness is here, and federal felons everywhere are hoping some of it will alight on them. The period from about Thanksgiving until precisely noon on Jan. 20, is
Read More »Bush: ‘I was unprepared for war’
By John Byrne | Five years after he declared victory in Iraq on the US aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, President George W. Bush says he was “unprepared” for a war in Iraq that has
Read More »George W. Bush Belongs in Prison
By Joel S. Hirschhorn | Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must be indicting ex-president George W. Bush, giving him a fair trial, finding him guilty
Read More »Bush Speaks of Legacy
Truthdig | Still-President Bush has discussed his legacy with his sister Dorothy Bush Koch as part of a national oral-history project, suggesting the future should remember him for his “liberation” of 50 million people
Read More »Block Bush’s Pardons
The Nation — Our friends at Democrats.com have launched a campaign in support of Rep. Jerry Nadler’s H.Res. 1531. The New York City Congressman and Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil
Read More »Bush pleased with Iraq war outcome
US President George W Bush believes the Iraq war has been successful and is “very pleased” with what is happening there, he said in a pre-recorded interview broadcast on a Japanese television network on
Read More »Debate on War Crimes and Torture: Should High Government Officials Be Investigated and Prosecuted
Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights and Author, “The Trial of Donald Rumsfeld: A Prosecution by Book” Stuart Taylor, Columnist, National Journal and Contributing Editor, Newsweek MODERATOR: David Vladeck, Professor, Georgetown University Law
Read More »Bush Could Pardon Spies Involved in Torture
By Tim Shipman | Senior intelligence officers are lobbying the outgoing president to look after the men and women who could face charges for following his orders in the war on terrorism. Many fear
Read More »Bush lists some of his regrets from presidency
NEW YORK — President Bush listed some of the regrets from his presidency Tuesday, particularly the display of the “Mission Accomplished” sign as backdrop for a speech he gave about a month after the
Read More »Bush Spy Revelations Anticipated When Obama Is Sworn In
By Ryan Singel | When Barack Obama takes the oath of office on January 20, Americans won’t just get a new president; they might finally learn the full extent of George W. Bush’s warrantless
Read More »Bush: Terrorists May Attack During Transition
Antiwar.com | unprecedented effort” to help with the transition to an Obama Administration. But as the outgoing and incoming administrations prepare for as-orderly-as-possible a handover of America’s assorted wars and other foreign policy challenges,
Read More »With Bush on way out, Guantanamo quieting down
By David McFadden | Camp Justice, erected six months ago for the first U.S. war-crimes trials in a half-century, already feels like a ghost town. A hundred canvas tents pitched on a weed-choked airfield
Read More »Bush Missing Iraq WMD has Been Found in Iraq and One Million U.S. Soldiers are its Victims
No Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) that Bush told us were in Iraq were found. Today, to the tragedy of over one million U.S. soldiers and countless innocent Iraqi civilians, there is a Weapon
Read More »Bush Decides to Keep Guantánamo Open
By STEVEN LEE MYERS WASHINGTON — Despite his stated desire to close the American prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, President Bush has decided not to do so, and never considered proposals drafted in the
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