Your thoughts about this former vice president?

I think he's a politician.

I don't like politicians.

I think he's no better or worse than any other politician.

I think there is probably a porno tape with him, nancy pelosi, and ted kennedy out there somewhere called "the evils of thirsty flapping."

Off the top of my head those are my thoughts about the former vice president.

Isnt his middle name halliburton?

He look, like a man.

He is a convicted war criminal. Doesn't leave the usa much. He seems proud of his conviction.

Wow, I didn't know he was even tried let alone convicted at the CC. Oh wait, that's because he wasn't.

Your thoughts first.

sure was convicted :) lawyer from illinois put it together got convicted in tribunal court. Him bush Rumsfeld 8 others any state member of ICC can arrest them.

It was later thrown out as the rubbish it is.

In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were... found guilty of war crimes. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and their legal advisers Alberto Gonzales, David Addington, William Haynes, Jay Bybee and John Yoo were tried in absentia in Malaysia...At the end of the week-long hearing, the five-panel tribunal unanimously delivered guilty verdicts against Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and their key legal advisors who were all convicted as war criminals for torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. Full transcripts of the charges, witness statements and other relevant material will now be sent to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, as well as the United Nations and the Security Council.

The hope is that other countries will hold trials of their own and the guilty verdicts will mount up. This is not that outlandish an idea as Bush and Cheney have not only brazenly admitted they authorized torture in direct contravention of the Geneva Convention, but bragged about it. Nothing more helpful than having a criminal do all the heavy lifting for the prosecution. If enough of these verdicts are passed on to the international courts, they will have no choice but to hold a trial of their own. While Bush won’t be arrested on American soil, he’ll have a very difficult time leaving the country. Already he’s canceled a trip to Switzerland, due to possible charges of war crimes.

Really?

what Court convicted him?
Are you dreaming again?

Put that Bong down man!

Malarkey!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/spy-talk/2011/02/bush_not_at_risk_of_arrest_in.html




Under "INTERNATIONAL INDICTMENT RULES", an arrest warrant for Bush can ONLY be issued if there is "DANGER".... Belief, provable, that the individual/people in question could/would repeat the crime (s).......

There are three (3) circumstances under International Law of which 1 or more "must" be present....
1. DANGER that the crime could/would be repeated...
2. DANGER the person/people in question could/would become fugitives (s)...
3. DANGER The person/people would/could destroy or tamper with evidence...

You think Bush is not aware of this...he just doesn't want to get tangles up in the muck...especially just to give a speech in another country..the man is retired for Gods sake....

CONSTITUTIONALLY, Bush cannot hold office again......whats the problem?


Immunity from prosecution is a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences. Immunities are of two types. The first is functional immunity, or immunity ratione materiae. This is an immunity granted to people who perform certain functions of state. The second is personal immunity, or immunity ratione personae. This is an immunity granted to certain officials because of the office they hold, rather than in relation to the act they have committed.

This type of immunity arises from customary international law and treaty law and confers immunities on those performing acts of state (usually a foreign official). Any person who in performing an act of state commits a criminal offence is immune from prosecution. This is so even after the person ceases to perform acts of state. Thus it is a type of immunity limited in the acts to which it attaches (acts of state) but will only end if the state itself ceases to exist. This type of immunity is based on respect for sovereign equality and state dignity.

The offices usually recognised as attracting this immunity are Head of State or Head of Government, senior cabinet members, Foreign Minister, and Minister for Defence: see the Arrest Warrant Case, Pinochet Case (R v Bow Street Magistrates; ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No 3) 1 AC 147, House of Lords). Such officers are immune from prosecution for everything they do during their time in office. For example, an English court held that a warrant could not be issued for the arrest of Robert Mugabe on charges of international crimes on the basis that he was a presently serving Head of State at the time the proceedings were brought: Mugabe, reported at (2004) 53 ICLQ 789. Other examples are the attempts to prosecute Fidel Castro in Spain and Jiang Zemin in the USA.

OOps looks like they can't touch him even under international Law.

The US has not ceased to be the US. Under this treaty he cannot be touched unless the US ceases to exist. Period.Just time for a little reminder!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunity_from_prosecution_(international_law)

N. There is not an Interpol Red Notice out. That was a Kangaroo Court much the like People Court in Nazi Germany. That verdict is not recognized by any Law Enforcement Agency, not to mention I would love to see someone try to arrest them with full Secret Service protection

Got away with murder, literally smoking gun and all.

can you expand on that somewhat?

straight up thug,,,lol

didn't he profit from winning a 'bid' on reconstruction after the whole axis of evil thing?

and didn't he shoot someone in the face leading them to apologize to HIM?



regular mobster that one,,,

Holy Moly!
The SOMEONE who got shot was in the wrong spot,didnt observe Security-procedures!
Cheney resigned as Halliburton's COB in 2000!