medicineman
New Member
Prosecute George W. Bush
for War Crimes
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]1. George W. Bush ordered a War of Aggression against Iraq. This constitutes a[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Crime Against Peace[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]- for which Nazi leaders were prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials - and violates the UN Charter.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]2. George W. Bush ordered the bombing of civilian areas like Baghdad (with 5 million innocent civilians) and Basra. This resulted in the deaths of hundreds of non-combatants, in violation of[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, August 12, 1949[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]The photos below depict some of the war crimes involving the bombing of civilian areas.[/FONT]
http://www.al-jazeera.com/news/arabic/2003/3/3-22-26.htmhttp://www.al-jazeera.com/news/arabic/2003/3/3-22-26.htm
http://www.einswine.com/atrocities/pictures/?source=iraq&page=3[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]"Shock and Awe" bombing of Baghdad[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Bombing victim - Basra[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Bombing victim[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]3. As Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush is ultimately responsible for the torture and murder of Iraqi prisoners, which resulted from policies that were approved at the highest levels of his administration, including Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales. This policies were adopted with full knowledge that they could result in war crimes, which persuaded Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to urge Attorney General John Ashcroft to appoint a special prosecutor.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]The photos below depict some of the war crimes involving the torture and murder of Iraqi prisoners. These are the "milder" photos - the most horrific photos of torture and rape have only been seen by Congress.[/FONT]
http://www.al-jazeera.com/news/arabic/2003/3/3-22-26.htmhttp://www.al-jazeera.com/news/arabic/2003/3/3-22-26.htm
http://www.einswine.com/atrocities/pictures/?source=iraq&page=3
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]To punish these crimes - and, of equal importance, to prevent future crimes - we call upon all responsible US and international bodies to indict, convict, and punish George W. Bush for his War Crimes, along with everyone who participated in those crimes.[/FONT]
for War Crimes
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Sign the petition[/FONT] | [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Democrats.com compendium of war crimes[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]We, the undersigned, believe George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the following war crimes:[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]1. George W. Bush ordered a War of Aggression against Iraq. This constitutes a[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Crime Against Peace[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]- for which Nazi leaders were prosecuted at the Nuremberg Trials - and violates the UN Charter.[/FONT]
- [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Iraq never attacked the US or threatened an attack, so the US was not acting legally in self-defense, which is permitted under the UN Charter. [/FONT]
- [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Iraq played no role in the September 11, 2001 attack on the US and never provided material support to any terrorist group that attacked the US, so even the non-legal Bush doctrine of[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]pre-emptive attack[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica] did not apply.[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica] [/FONT]
- [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]At the time of the US attack, Iraq was nearing full compliance with UN Resolution 1441 and prior resolutions requiring disarmament, and the majority of the Security Council believed UN inspectors should be given more time, so the US was not enforcing UN resolutions, as it claims. [/FONT]
- [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]George W. Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq in order to bring about a[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]regime change[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica], which was never authorized by a UN resolution, and violates the[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]UN Charter[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica].[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]2. George W. Bush ordered the bombing of civilian areas like Baghdad (with 5 million innocent civilians) and Basra. This resulted in the deaths of hundreds of non-combatants, in violation of[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, August 12, 1949[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]. [/FONT]
- [FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Article 3(1): The following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to [non-combatants]: (a) violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica][/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]The photos below depict some of the war crimes involving the bombing of civilian areas.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Bombing victim - Basra[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]Bombing victim[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]3. As Commander-in-Chief, George W. Bush is ultimately responsible for the torture and murder of Iraqi prisoners, which resulted from policies that were approved at the highest levels of his administration, including Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales. This policies were adopted with full knowledge that they could result in war crimes, which persuaded Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee to urge Attorney General John Ashcroft to appoint a special prosecutor.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]The photos below depict some of the war crimes involving the torture and murder of Iraqi prisoners. These are the "milder" photos - the most horrific photos of torture and rape have only been seen by Congress.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Helvetica]To punish these crimes - and, of equal importance, to prevent future crimes - we call upon all responsible US and international bodies to indict, convict, and punish George W. Bush for his War Crimes, along with everyone who participated in those crimes.[/FONT]