Bush Crimes
We are petitioning for an investigation into international crimes committed by George W Bush and his regime before and during the illegal war and occupation of Iraq.
We propose the following counts regarding the Bush administration and its role in the illegal occupation and war in Iraq be fully investigated by an international criminal tribunal:
Wars of AggressionCount 1:
The Bush administration authorized a war of aggression against Iraq.
Count 2: The Bush administrations authorized conduct of the war that involved the commission of war crimes.
Count 3: The Bush administration authorized the occupation of Iraq involving, and continuing to involve, the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity and other illegal acts.
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Torture and Indefinite DetentionTorture:
Count 1: The Bush administration authorized the use of torture and abuse in violation of international humanitarian and human rights law and domestic constitutional and statutory law.
Rendition:
Count 2: The Bush administration authorized the transfer (rendition) of persons held in U.S. custody to foreign countries where torture is known to be practiced.
Illegal Detention:
Count 3: The Bush administration authorized the indefinite detention of persons seized in foreign combat zones and in other countries far from any combat zone and denied them the protections of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of prisoners of war and the protections of the U.S. Constitution.
Count 4: The Bush administration authorized the round-up and detention in the United States of tens of thousands of immigrants on pretextual grounds and held them without charge or trial in violation of international human rights law and domestic constitutional and civil rights law.
Count 5: The Bush administration used military forces to seize and detain indefinitely without charges U.S. citizens, denying them the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts.
Murder:
Count 6: The Bush administration committed murder by authorizing the CIA to kill those that the president designates, either US citizens or non-citizens, anywhere in the world.full indictment 