GEORGE BUSH GAVE LICENSE TO TORTURE by Ditching War-Crimes Treaty

http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=11329

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Today's apologies and excuses from US administration and military officials, including George W. Bush, about abuse and murder of Iraqi POWs, are meaningless because Bush has exempted US citizens from prosecution under the Geneva Convention. That is why the abuses and murders occurred and will continue. Most people don't know, but Bush did this by withdrawing the US from the International Criminal Court (in The Hague) treaty. We have seen only the tip of the iceberg. HOW LONG CAN US SOLDIERS ENJOY THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS the US denies all others?

On this question hinges the unfolding scandal of US war crimes in Iraq and how to prevent future crimes. George Bush pronouncements, military investigations, independent (Amnesty, Human Rights, Red Cross) investigations, and Congressional investigations won't work. US CITIZENS MUST BE MADE SUBJECT TO TRIAL BY THE ICC TO STOP THESE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY.

The George Bush administration, in 2003, took the US out of the legal jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (which tries violations of the Conventions), putting US soldiers and citizens above international law -- one of the few countries to take such action. That is the reason US war crimes run rampant. However, the US and its soldiers will not be exempt very long from extra-legal reprisals if US war crimes continue. That is not logical.

ROGUE STATE: N. Korea? Saddam's Iraq? Iran? Russia? NO -- IT'S THE USA!

more ...The US and International bodies and treaties
http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=treaties

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US stands with Somalia (which currently has no recognised government) as the only two countries in the world to refuse to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratification means the convention has to be incorporated into national law).

Is it not reasonable to argue that the Geneva Convention was ditched forever ago, by every freaking country that's been at war since?

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Do you?

I also don't recall hearing of soldiers under the Clinton administration torturing anybody, do you?

Bush to my understanding formally opted out of protections for prisoners. That is a telling act.

US laws against war crimes.

why these thugs were so adamant about avoiding the ICC in the Hague.

Under trial is Milosovec. Some of his henchmen also.

Hilters men were tried at the Hague.

Japanese leaders were tried.

Peru dictator on trial. Pinochet.

The Hague works.