Amnesty urges African nations to arrest George Bush

[G_j]

http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-urges-african-nations-arrest-george-bush-161628253.html

Amnesty urges African nations to arrest George Bush

Amnesty International on Thursday urged Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former US president George W. Bush for violating international torture laws, during his African tour this week.

Bush is touring the countries through to Monday to promote efforts to fight cervical and breast cancers, and Amnesty said the three nations have an obligation to arrest him under international law.

"All countries to which George W. Bush travels have an obligation to bring him to justice for his role in torture," said Amnesty's senior legal adviser Matt Pollard.

"International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity to fulfil their obligations and end the impunity George W. Bush has so far enjoyed."

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[ensho]

1. good, hope somebody is brave enough to arrest him

nt

[tavalon]

2. I love Amnesty International but this is just grandstanding

If they were serious, they wouldn't have broadcast it.

[saras]

3. Maybe. I hope they're trying to inspire bounty hunters - the more publicity the better.

[JoeyT]

4. They can't do that.

We're looking forward now. Which as far as I can tell means pretending no wrongdoing ever occurred in the fervent hope the next guy will ignore our wrongdoing. It improves the odds somewhat that the wrongdoing is more or less the same.

Hope it works, doubt it will.

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