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Showing Original Post only (View all)Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: Bush Committed War Crimes [View all]
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/5/28/former_counterterrorism_czar_richard_clarke_bushIn a Democracy Now! exclusive, the nations former top counterterrorism official has said he believes President George W. Bush is guilty of war crimes for launching the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Richard Clarke served as national coordinator for security and counterterrorism during President Bushs first year in office. He resigned in 2003 following the Iraq invasion and later made headlines by accusing Bush officials of ignoring pre-9/11 warnings about an imminent attack by al-Qaeda. On Tuesday, Clarke spoke to Democracy Now! in an interview that will air next week.
Amy Goodman: "Do you think President Bush should be brought up on war crimes [charges], and Vice President Cheney and [Defense Secretary] Donald Rumsfeld, for the attack on Iraq?"
Richard Clarke: "I think things that they authorized probably fall within the area of war crimes. Whether that would be productive or not, I think, is a discussion we could all have. But we have established procedures now with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where people who take actions as serving presidents or prime ministers of countries have been indicted and have been tried. So the precedent is there to do that sort of thing. And I think we need to ask ourselves whether or not it would be useful to do that in the case of members of the Bush administration. Its clear that things that the Bush administration did in my mind, at least, its clear that some of the things they did were war crimes."
Richard Clarke: "I think things that they authorized probably fall within the area of war crimes. Whether that would be productive or not, I think, is a discussion we could all have. But we have established procedures now with the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where people who take actions as serving presidents or prime ministers of countries have been indicted and have been tried. So the precedent is there to do that sort of thing. And I think we need to ask ourselves whether or not it would be useful to do that in the case of members of the Bush administration. Its clear that things that the Bush administration did in my mind, at least, its clear that some of the things they did were war crimes."
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Statute of Limitations? And did they really act without knowledge of certain Congressional
merrily
May 2014
#1
We have intervened on behalf of Buscho with other nations, after deciding domestically to look only
merrily
May 2014
#9
Apparently, Democrats with principles have become an object of ridicule to "pragmatic" Democrats.
merrily
May 2014
#15
True, we were scammed, it seems. During the Bush years we were led to believe that
sabrina 1
May 2014
#24
Impeachment is off the table: Pelosi. Need to look forward and not back: Obama
neverforget
May 2014
#5
Did Pelosi articulate a valid reason for taking impeachment "off the table"?
Martin Eden
May 2014
#7
Of course, why Obama wants to get along with a man he campaigned so hard against in 2008,
merrily
May 2014
#10
* 'unsigned' the US from the ICC right after stealing office, has President Obama resigned to it? If
Mnemosyne
May 2014
#6
1998: PNAC wanted a "new Pearl Harbor". 2000: Got themselves installed. 2001: MIHOP/LIHOP. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
May 2014
#11
If we don't take responsibility for grievous wrongs (in this case, war crimes) all else rings hollow
G_j
May 2014
#62
Right. We heard you the first time, but it bears repeating because a lot of people were in denial.
Hekate
May 2014
#21
War crimes? Election theft? Oh, crazy DU CTers, this is all just so much woo.
Gidney N Cloyd
May 2014
#34
Give em a break. They got some fresh Snowden or Greenwald threads to swarm. nm
rhett o rick
May 2014
#49
Well as long as we talk about GG/Snowden and NOT the NSA spying on every person in America.
Rex
May 2014
#51
Rec'd for truth and justice, although neither matter to current government
Corruption Inc
May 2014
#59