GEORGE W. BUSH AND DICK CHENEY SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING ABROAD?
A series of upcoming speaking engagements by accused war criminals George W. Bush and his cousin Dick Cheney is generated waves of protest in Canada.
Bush,who canceled a Sept.20,2011 engagement at Tyndale College in Toronto due to similar pressure, had been invited to speak on Oct. 20, 2011 at a gathering in Surrey, British Columbia hosted by then- Mayor Diane Watts.
But Lawyers Against the War (LAW) founder Gail
Davidson says the Canadian government must either bar
Bush at theborder,because of his alleged involvement in
torture and crimes against humanity, or order his arrest
when he enters Canada to ensure he is prosecuted and
prevent him from returning to his safe haven in the
United States.
In a seven-page letter to Canada’s former Prime Minister
Stephen Harper and the Canadian Ministers of Justice,
Ms. Davidson cites evidence of complicity in torture
from numerous international reports and authorities,including Bush himself.
According to Ms. Davidson, “In his 2010 memoirs,
Bush admitted to authorizing the use of interrogation
techniques that constitute torture, such as waterboard-
ing.” This puts the whole national government on legal
notice that under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,Canada has a legal duty to deny safe haven from
prosecution to anyone suspected of torture, committed
anywhere against any person(s).
Furthermore, Canada has a legal obligation to ensure
a suspect is prosecuted,if not in Canada,in a jurisdiction
willing and able to do so.This requires the arrest and
detention of the suspect to prevent his escaping to a juris-
diction willing to provide safe haven from prosecution.
“Because the U.S. attorney general has declared and
demonstrated a refusal to prosecute Bush for torture,”
Ms.Davidson said.“Canada’s initial duty would be first
to prevent him returning to safe haven in the U.S. and
then to ensure his prosecution,either here or elsewhere.”
Bush canceled a speech in Switzerland in February,2011
and another speech last November when then-London’s
Mayor Boris Johnson stated that, as an accused war
criminal, he should not come to England or any other
European nation. Johnson warned,“You may never see
Texas again.”
——
Pat Shannan is a contributing editor of American Free Press. He is also the author of several videos and books including
One in a Million:An IRS Travesty,I Rode WithTupper and
Everything They Ever Told Me Was a Lie
.All are available from FIRST
AMENDMENT BOOKS. Call 1-888-699-NEWS toll free to charge.
A series of upcoming speaking engagements by accused war criminals George W. Bush and his cousin Dick Cheney is generated waves of protest in Canada.
Bush,who canceled a Sept.20,2011 engagement at Tyndale College in Toronto due to similar pressure, had been invited to speak on Oct. 20, 2011 at a gathering in Surrey, British Columbia hosted by then- Mayor Diane Watts.
But Lawyers Against the War (LAW) founder Gail
Davidson says the Canadian government must either bar
Bush at theborder,because of his alleged involvement in
torture and crimes against humanity, or order his arrest
when he enters Canada to ensure he is prosecuted and
prevent him from returning to his safe haven in the
United States.
In a seven-page letter to Canada’s former Prime Minister
Stephen Harper and the Canadian Ministers of Justice,
Ms. Davidson cites evidence of complicity in torture
from numerous international reports and authorities,including Bush himself.
According to Ms. Davidson, “In his 2010 memoirs,
Bush admitted to authorizing the use of interrogation
techniques that constitute torture, such as waterboard-
ing.” This puts the whole national government on legal
notice that under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,Canada has a legal duty to deny safe haven from
prosecution to anyone suspected of torture, committed
anywhere against any person(s).
Furthermore, Canada has a legal obligation to ensure
a suspect is prosecuted,if not in Canada,in a jurisdiction
willing and able to do so.This requires the arrest and
detention of the suspect to prevent his escaping to a juris-
diction willing to provide safe haven from prosecution.
“Because the U.S. attorney general has declared and
demonstrated a refusal to prosecute Bush for torture,”
Ms.Davidson said.“Canada’s initial duty would be first
to prevent him returning to safe haven in the U.S. and
then to ensure his prosecution,either here or elsewhere.”
Bush canceled a speech in Switzerland in February,2011
and another speech last November when then-London’s
Mayor Boris Johnson stated that, as an accused war
criminal, he should not come to England or any other
European nation. Johnson warned,“You may never see
Texas again.”
——
Pat Shannan is a contributing editor of American Free Press. He is also the author of several videos and books including
One in a Million:An IRS Travesty,I Rode WithTupper and
Everything They Ever Told Me Was a Lie
.All are available from FIRST
AMENDMENT BOOKS. Call 1-888-699-NEWS toll free to charge.