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MoonRiver

(36,926 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:15 AM Dec 2014

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Will releasing torture report finally result in indictments against Bush and Cheney?

In the Hague, because PTB would never allow it here.

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Will releasing torture report finally result in indictments against Bush and Cheney? (Original Post) MoonRiver Dec 2014 OP

It should, but it won't! B Calm Dec 2014 #1

Only when they start shortening the banksters. hobbit709 Dec 2014 #2

Cheney has been listed as a war criminal in at least one country MoonRiver Dec 2014 #3

I'd like to see more do it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #4

The Hague can look at it to their hearts desire, GGJohn Dec 2014 #11

Not in this country CanonRay Dec 2014 #5

I'd like to see it. What would the charge be? By whom? w8liftinglady Dec 2014 #6

No - the UN and the ICC understand who their biggest source of funding is nt hack89 Dec 2014 #7

No. They are above the law. nt City Lights Dec 2014 #8

Not going to happen Lurks Often Dec 2014 #9

No, the Hague has no authority over US citizens, GGJohn Dec 2014 #10

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

1. It should, but it won't!

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:20 AM

Dec 2014

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

2. Only when they start shortening the banksters.

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:22 AM

Dec 2014

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

3. Cheney has been listed as a war criminal in at least one country

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:22 AM

Dec 2014

I think the Hague might take a look at this.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

4. I'd like to see more do it.

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 08:31 AM

Dec 2014

I'd like to see him unable to leave the US ever again without fear of arrest.

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)

11. The Hague can look at it to their hearts desire,

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:58 AM

Dec 2014

they have no authority over US citizens, nor would any president honor any request for extradition.

CanonRay

(14,101 posts)

5. Not in this country

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:03 AM

Dec 2014

where "we need to move on" is the operating theme when the wealthy do bad things.

w8liftinglady

(23,278 posts)

6. I'd like to see it. What would the charge be? By whom?

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:06 AM

Dec 2014

I am a little slow in the legal department

hack89

(39,171 posts)

7. No - the UN and the ICC understand who their biggest source of funding is nt

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:35 AM

Dec 2014

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

8. No. They are above the law. nt

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:36 AM

Dec 2014

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)

9. Not going to happen

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:54 AM

Dec 2014

And people need to think these things through, if any President allows a predecessor to be tried in another country or before the ICC, it sets the precedent to allow them to be tried as well.

More plainly, if you set the precedent for Bush and Cheney to be tried, it allows for President Obama to be tried as well, perhaps for the drone strikes or some other charge desired by another country or political element within the United Nations or ICC

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)

10. No, the Hague has no authority over US citizens,

Reply to MoonRiver (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2014, 10:55 AM

Dec 2014

and even if it did, no US president would grant an extradition request.

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