Here we go again...Canada should arrest Bush when he visits B.C.: Amnesty

Colpy

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Q: Does Canada really have the power to arrest him?
A: No. The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction over Mr. Bush because the U.S. has not ratified it. Canada is a member, but authorities here can’t legally detain him on the ICC’s behalf, notes Peter Ferguson, a professor of American politics at the University of Western Ontario. Waterboarding, the interrogation technique that gives subjects the sensation of drowning, was not illegal when Mr. Bush authorized its use on a handful of prisoners, Prof. Ferguson pointed out. Though President Barack Obama changed the policy, that doesn’t mean Mr. Bush can be tried today. “In international law, there’s a difference between being forced to act and able to act,” said Dan Bousfield, an assistant professor of political science at Western. “We’re not directly responsible, and as far as I know there’s no outstanding warrant for his arrest abroad.”

My emphasis.

What the #!%*?: Should Canada arrest George W. Bush? | News | National Post

Idiot lefties running wild and stupid, as usual.

Not that I could give a rat's ass about international law anyway......
 
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mentalfloss

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I wouldn't bet against you. I have yet to read a coherent Prima facie case, that actually knows what Prima facie evidence is, and doesn't confuse it with Res ipsa loquitur.

omgz Bear took an introductory law course. :p


We should still arrest him because he's a giant douche.
 

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"There are known douches; there are things we know we douche. We also know there are unknown douches; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know we douche. But there are also douchey douches – the ones we don't know we douche we don't know we douche."

--Douchald Rumsfeld
 

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America was one of the nations that crafted the terms of international law following the
collapse of Nazi Germany. Of course they are above those laws., they are America.
More and more with the patriot act and other repressive laws and prison systems like
privatization of those institutions, the Americans are demonstrating that they believe in
democracy as long as it is convenient.

The Patriot Act is repressive. What BS. The only thing I've noticed is longer security lines at the airport. And people can still express their views without getting a nasty letter stating that you really can't say what you want and you may get arrested.

Take care of your own house before you critisize someone elses.
 

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"There are known douches; there are things we know we douche. We also know there are unknown douches; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know we douche. But there are also douchey douches – the ones we don't know we douche we don't know we douche."

--Douchald Rumsfeld
There are weapons of mass douching north south east and west of Takrit. -- Douchald Rumsfeld
 

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As it should do:


Ottawa dismisses Amnesty International 'stunt'



Canada brushed off a call by Amnesty International Wednesday to arrest former U.S. President George W. Bush for human rights abuse, saying the organization was engaging in cheap stunts.
Amnesty said Bush - due to attend an event in Surrey on Oct. 20 - had authorized the use of torture techniques such as waterboarding during his time as president, which ran from 2001 to 2009.
But the Conservative government in Ottawa made it clear there was no chance officials would arrest Bush, who has made at least two trips to Canada since his second four-year term in office ended.
"Amnesty International cherrypicks cases to publicize based on ideology. This kind of stunt helps explain why so many respected human rights advocates have abandoned Amnesty International," Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said.
 

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whadya mean here we go again, thought he was allready arrested and doing time, guess they didn't have

any more striped suits, or they wouldn't let him wear his cowboy boots, or probably his dad sent a

note, and they felt sorry for 'him' so they let his little bad boy go. lol
 

CDNBear

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omgz Bear took an introductory law course. :p
Not since high school.

How long did it take Google to tell you what those big terms were?

Funny how you didn't come up with an intelligent response to back up what you 'know'. Or pick up the challenge I presented. Just a silly dodge. No surprise there.

We should still arrest him because he's a giant douche.
You only think I'm a douche because I keep helping you make yourself look stupid.

Only one of us can change that.
 
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