HOT DAMN: Bishop Tutu calls for Bush, Blair trial in the Hague for war crimes re: Iraq invasion

[WilliamPitt]

Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq

Tutu, the retired Anglican Church’s archbishop of South Africa, wrote in an op-ed piece for The Observer newspaper that the ex-leaders of Britain and the United States should be made to ‘‘answer for their actions.’’

The Iraq war ‘‘has destabilized and polarized the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in history,’’ wrote Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1984.

‘‘Those responsible for this suffering and loss of life should be treading the same path as some of their African and Asian peers who have been made to answer for their actions in the Hague,’’ he added.

The rest: http://www.boston.com/news/world/2012/09/02/tutu-bush-blair-should-face-trial-the-hague/COY94hjbwW52z194WRFKiJ/story.html

Preach it, Bishop.

[postulater]

1. Let the Games Begin!

I wonder how Holder will stop this from happening.

[RZM]

6. There are no games to be had

Holder won't have to lift a finger. This is one man's op-ed and nothing more. By tuesday it will be old news.

[postulater]

7. Yeah, sad and frustrating.

[knitter4democracy]

2. Any other in history? Really?

Alexander the Great didn't destabilize more? Attila the Hun? Hitler's invasion of Poland? The Spanish invasion of the Americas?

I'm not saying it wasn't wrong, just that hyperbole to that extent doesn't help our case.

[Scuba]

3. And who can you trust if not a knitter?

[knitter4democracy]

5. That pic's awesome!

I wonder if I know her on Ravelry...

*shrugs* I'm an English teacher, and there's a time and place for hyperbole. When you're trying to convince your enemy's friends to side with you instead, it's usually a fine line to walk but better to err on the side of less hyperbole and more reasonable argument.

[Zorra]

4. Yes, they should.

"The Iraq war ‘‘has destabilized and polarized the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in history,’’ actions in the Hague,’’ he added."

And that's exactly why Bush and Cheney forced the US to invade Iraq.

Eternal War = Eternal Profit for the 1%

The Terrorists Are Winning.