George W. Bush: Should Canada detain him and arrest him for war crimes?
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by Chad Rubel
We have noted that travel will be limited for top Bush luminaries, including Bush himself. Europe is definitely not in the cards, but what about Canada. Would Canada stand up and detain George W. Bush for the purpose of arresting him for war crimes?
Bush is scheduled to give a speech in Calgary on Tuesday, so the opportunity could present itself. However, Calgary is prime territory for the Conservative Party of Canada, and Stephen Harper, the country's Prime Minister.
And there should be the possibility that Bush won't be able to enter the country. There is a serious question as to whether Canada should let him in. As we have noted numerous times before, Bush needs a waiver every time he enters Canada due to his DUI conviction. But this time, Bush also needs a waiver, or perhaps could be denied entry based on Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which notes that foreign nationals (Bush) who have committed war crimes or crimes against humanity, including torture, are "inadmissible" to Canada.
Canada denied entry to CodePink and Global Exchange cofounder Medea Benjamin and retired Colonel and diplomat Ann Wright simply for being arrested for protesting Bush's Iraq war. Admitting Bush would be a cruel irony.
Assuming Bush will get in, will anything happen to him? Vancouver lawyer Gail Davidson thinks Canada should do something.
"The test isn't whether the person's been convicted, but whether there's reasonable grounds to think that they have been involved," says Davidson, who's with Lawyers Against the War (LAW). "...It's now a matter of public record that Bush was in charge of setting up a regime of torture that spanned several parts of the globe and resulted in horrendous injuries and even death. Canada has a duty."
Arresting a sitting president might be a difficult task, regardless of politics. But arresting or detaining a former president, where there are credible allegations, should be easier. After all, Bush isn't going up to Calgary in any official capacity -- he will give a speech, shake a few hands, and make a lot of money.
Does Canada have an obligation to stand up for the rest of the world, and if nothing else, draw attention to the actions of George W. Bush?
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Prosecute Bush
Didn't one of Canada's
If Americans don't want to touch that turd -
- why would Canadians want to do it?
"Does Canada have an
You have to consider that
agreed
Bring him to me, I'll arrest his ass....
war crimes
Oh yeah, and let us not
Canada is required by not
Our Prime Minister Stephen
In A Word.....NO
Canada doesn't have the will to arrest Bush anymore than Americans do.
We are the ones who should be demanding the arrest of about half of his administration....demanding justice and accountability with massive civil disobedience if necessary and apparently it will be necessary. There can be no truth and reconciliation without accountability.
If we, once again, allow our government's crimes against the Constitution and therefore against us, as well as against International laws which we helped to codify, this nation will go down in flames; not because of anything some cowardly terrorists did or will do, but because of our own cowardice and/or apathy.
I don't think we can count on Canada or any other country for that matter. Bush/ Cheney,Inc. are our devils, not theirs'.
What in the world is the
Word.