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Splitting the Sky, indigenous activist, seized by security forces in Canada last year when he attempted to make a citizen's arrest of George W. Bush will have his day in court on Monday, March 8th. According to Professor Anthony J. Hall, this case will demonstrate whether Canada is ruled by law or fear and highlight the need for new principles, the Calgary Principles to amend the victor's justice of the Nuremberg Principles, in light of the new impunities for high level crimes against humanity and the Earth in this era, and the need to protect and honor civil resistance to those high crimes.
Prior to Bush’s visit, the Canadian group Lawyers Against the War asked Canadian officials to bar entry or try Bush for his suspected crimes since Canadian Law prohibits “people suspected of any involvement in torture or other war crimes and crimes against humanity from entering Canada for any period and for any purpose. The most recent report of the War Crimes Program affirms the necessity of barring war crimes suspects from Canada: ‘The most effective way to deny safe haven to people involved or complicit in war crimes or crimes against humanity is to prevent them from coming to Canada.’”
Lawyers Against the War and protestors implored the government to do their duty and arrest Bush. “Dac” was carrying papers detailing the evidence against George W. Bush, which he had planned to serve him with on behalf of the victims and the people of the world, and he raised his hands to show that he was “non-violent.” Dac was then thrown down, stomped on, kicked, handcuffed and led off to be brutalized in a Calgary jail.
“Dac” has consciously taken a leadership role to politically challenge the powerful forces that dominate the North American continent. Brutally arrested for his action, he earned his “day in court” to voice not only his defense, but “to highlight the hypocrisy and criminality of the Canadian government for allowing Bush into Canada, and to firmly establish the legal defense of ‘civil resistance’, the duty of citizens to act when our governments and their agents are derelict in their duty. This will be very useful in the future to rein these criminals in.”
Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman
The article never did say what he is accused of - just what they were accusing GW of. Any idea?
Originally posted by dereks
Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman
The article never did say what he is accused of - just what they were accusing GW of. Any idea?
Just for being GW apparently.
I like how they claim he is a ciminal, when no valid court has declared him that - apparently the OP has never heard of innocent until proven guilty and does not agree with it anyway!
Originally posted by dereks
Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman
The article never did say what he is accused of - just what they were accusing GW of. Any idea?
Just for being GW apparently.
Originally posted by bsbray11
GWB is a war criminal, endorsed torture along with Dick Cheney, etc.
Originally posted by dereks
Originally posted by bsbray11
GWB is a war criminal, endorsed torture along with Dick Cheney, etc.
In your fantasy world perhaps, however in the real world courts decide guilt or innocence - and we can see how you hate that fact!
Originally posted by ziggy1706
Sadly, they are going to have to prove, tha afghanistan war was orchestrated maliscously and illegaly. Thier going to have to prove 9/11 was totaly masterminded. their going to have to prove,bush and cheney helped pave the way, for a socialist/communist order.
you cannot just point the finger at someone, and say guilty, even though you know that person(s) is guilty beyond a doubt. Its all about evidence.
I am not taking bush's side, ide love to see him hang. I firmly belive he orchestrated 9/11, and afghansitan. but, without evidence, its like convicting an innocent person. Of couse, that dosnt mean yuo cannot boo ro shame that person from ever coming back to town again
Originally posted by dereks
In your fantasy world perhaps, however in the real world courts decide guilt or innocence - and we can see how you hate that fact!
Originally posted by dereks
Originally posted by Iamonlyhuman
The article never did say what he is accused of - just what they were accusing GW of. Any idea?
Just for being GW apparently.
I like how they claim he is a criminal, when no valid court has declared him that - apparently the OP has never heard of innocent until proven guilty and does not agree with it anyway!
[edit on 8/3/10 by dereks]
He is not a war criminal, he just went to war
Good luck getting him there. It isn't like Nuremberg. GWB hasn't lost a war.
Obama will though.
Is he a war criminal too? No, he is a socialist.
Originally posted by Unity_99
His illegal war broke the geneva convention.
The contracts he signed are crimes and his signature no less an admission of guilt
Futhermore, using depleted uranium has already been declared by the UN a weapon of mass destruction.
Legally, anyone who sees him and does not perform a citizens arrest is in violation of international law.
and that crimes are committed not when a judge deams they are, but when they are thought of
And he is a war criminal.