Real props to Amnesty International this time! Arrest Bush!

At one time I was quite an active member of Amnesty International. I visited their London headquarters on numerous occasions to attend talks and work within the organization. For numerous reasons (which I will not go into), however, I am no longer an Amnesty contributor. Amnesty International is the most famous organization that champions "political and social human rights", whatever those are. I have great respect for them wherever they publicize incidents to do with abridging freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and I am fully behind any of their initiatives which condemn political leaders for war crimes, torture, and holding political prisoners. This is why I was very happy a few days ago when international headlines reported that Amnesty prompted certain African states to take action and arrest former US President George W. Bush while he is on a visit to those countries. George Bush is indeed a world famous war criminal (responsible for millions of innocent civilian deaths in the Middle-East, especially Afghanistan and Iraq) and arms trafficker (he authorizes the sale of arms to other states, such as Israel - which is responsible for countless atrocious attacks against civilians). Mr. Bush is also quite famous for allowing the use of torture against not only POW's, but also civilians who had been kidnapped in US-occupied territories in the Middle-East. These prisoners are kept in concentration camps such as the infamous Guantanamo Bay. All these actions suggest Bush hearkens back to an ancient tradition well practiced in the Spanish Inquisition and the Salem Witch Trials, while using methods developed by virtuosos of evil such as Ivan the Terrible (who, by the way, shared Bush's vehement religious fanaticism and anointed himself 'God's chosen').
Mr. Bush certainly deserves to be tried for all his crimes against humanity, which are far more numerous and grandiose than anything Saddam Hussein, Osama bin-Laden, or the aforementioned Russian Tsar could have dreamed of. There is, of course, no chance of this ever happening. State officials the world over have full immunity from any action they take when in office. US Presidents are particularly invulnerable because they are protected by the largest and most aggressive military force this planet has ever seen.
In case this assessment of George Bush might seem a bit harsh to some people, especially Americans, I really would like to refer you to an expertly presented video by Stefan Molyneux – here – in which he presents the real toll of President Bush’s actions on the Iraqi people.

And I will finish with a telling quote from a man who although usually confused on his philosophy, can be a powerful orator and often have the right idea (and whose ideas I have praised on this blog before). Noam Chomsky said that "If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged."
If this is true of anyone, it is true of George W. Bush.