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SHRED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 09:27 AM
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Bush Admin shielded from War Crimes...
Bush is playing CYA in a big way.

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The secret buried in the Torture Bill
By Evan Derkacz
Posted on September 29, 2006, Printed on September 30, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/evan/42339/

Buried deep within the torture bill is this:

... no court, justice, or judge shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any other action against the United States or its agents relating to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confinement of an alien detained by the United States who--

`(A) is currently in United States custody; and

`(B) has been determined by the United States to have been properly detained as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such determination.'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to all cases, without exception, pending on or after the date of the enactment of this Act which relate to any aspect of the detention, transfer, treatment, trial, or conditions of detention of an alien detained by the United States since September 11, 2001.

In English: Any war crime committed by the Bush administration since 9/11 cannot be prosecuted.

Nice job congress.

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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 09:29 AM
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1. That crap is not binding on any foreign nation. Ask Kissenger. Hell,
call the White House. He's probably there in the Oval Office talking to bush** and cheney right now.
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 09:30 AM
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2. This Cover-Up Congress defiled the Oath they took to uphold
and defend the US Constitution and they have failed in their oversight duties as well.
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Sinti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 11:03 AM
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3. What acmavm said - this does nothing to shield them from the ICC
The ICC only looks into a war crimes case when the country of origin refuses or is unable to prosecute. The Hague awaits, regardless of any law they write.
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