VIDEO: An Arrest Warrant for al-Bashir, Could Bush Be Next?

By GottaLaff



A few days ago, I posted about the real possibility of the International Criminal Court going after Bush. Now we have video from LinkTV, plus another article making the rounds. It's good to see this topic getting a little traction:

The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Sudan accuses the court of being politically motivated. Is there a double standard at play here? And is George Bush next?

Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease.

International Criminal Court’s Bashir case could set legal precedent for going after Bush

By GottaLaff

I'm clinging to anything I can get. Here's something clingworthy now! Thank you, Think Progress:

The International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Today, the AP reports that, based on the legal principles the ICC used to arrest al-Bashir, former President George W. Bush could be next on the list:

David Crane, an international law professor at Syracuse University, said the principle of law used to issue an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir could extend to former US President Bush over claims officials from his Administration may have engaged in torture by using coercive interrogation techniques on terror suspects.

Crane is a former prosecutor of the Sierra Leone tribunal that indicted Liberian President Charles Taylor and put him on trial in The Hague.

Richard Dicker, director of the International Justice Programme at Human Rights Watch, said the al-Bashir ruling was likely to fuel discussion about investigations of possible crimes by Bush Administration officials.

Bush "unjoined", but Team Obama may re-join the court. Let's hope they do just that.