Occupy Ex-Presidents: Protests Planned for Bush, Clinton Event in Canada

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/10/20-2

SURREY, British Columbia -- Canadian authorities braced for protests expected to take place near Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday outside an event where former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to appear.

Amnesty International called on Canadian authorities to arrest Bush for "war crimes" while activists announced Occupy Wall Street-style protests of the economic summit in Surrey where the former presidents were scheduled to speak along with world finance experts.

"We would prefer his home country try George W. Bush," said Alex Neve, secretary-general of Amnesty International Canada.

Neve said Bush should face trial for ordering the so-called enhanced interrogation, such as water boarding, of suspected terrorists.

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[Lint Head]

1. Occupy Bush!

[blm]

2. There's Bill Clinton, always there to help the Bushes diffuse the heat and rehab their 'images'

even in other countries.

[Donnachaidh]

4. that's yet another reason why Clinton repulses me

Cap'n Nafta hasn't met an elite he can't *bond* with. :puke:

[snagglepuss]

9. I think this sort of game playing involves some sort of weird gratification.

I say this after having an encounter yesterday with a ultra smooth developer who wanted people in my mother's neighborhood to agree to some changes to a condo he's building in the area. It was odd watching him interact with people who were initially hostile to his requests. He took everything in stride, nothing ever changed his demeanor.

My mother and I had some issues and voiced them. All comments were water off a duck's back, later he introduced himself to my elderly mother and said he would drop by her house to say hello when in the neighborhood. I got the distinct feeling that he was getting off on his ability to control himself and manipulate others.

I think a lot people who have power of one sort or other get involved with weird games. They get off being inauthentic.

[laundry_queen]

10. Those kind of people are called

sociopaths. They enjoy manipulating people - it's a big game to them. Most sociopaths aren't killers or even necessarily criminals. And many many enjoy power. The climb to power in either a company or in government is pretty much tailor made for sociopaths.

[anamandujano]

6. Yup, it took me forever to catch on.

He's disgusting.

[blm]

7. I came to the realization in 2004 when I read his book.

It was also painfully clear that he released his book in summer2004 to deliberately black out the message of the Dem nominee.

[leftstreet]

3. $600 bucks to hear these two clowns speak?

Good grief

[bullwinkle428]

5. Plenty of "haves" and "have-mores" around to pay for those tickets!

"Ah call ya ma' base!"

[lunasun]

8. Happy to say i never voted for either

I did vote for Gore but I suppose it really didnt count in the end
someone else decided who would win