The case for war crimes charges against Tony Blair
steve clemons has a post up about an upcoming bbc radio drama...
while i am in complete agreement with the need for accountability, i would certainly see it extending to much more than the "duplicity and mismanagement of America's national security portfolio -- and particularly for the Iraq War"... the failure to uphold the u.s. constitution, violation of fisa, the list is too long to enumerate here...
steve goes on...
again, "serious errors" is a serious understatement... "lying to the public" is a better description, but the "commission of deliberate and conscious crimes" i think says it best overall...
a few more thoughts...
if the u.s. isn't yet at a tipping point, we are getting damn close... the extension of executive privilege to include not only spurning a subpoena but also an outright refusal to appear (as in harriet miers no-show before the house judiciary committee yesterday) is an in-your-face demonstration of the stunning degree of lawlessness that is the hallmark of this presidential administration...
the first order of business, superseding anything else, is getting this crowd OUT of the white house before they can wreak more havoc... the second is undoing the outrages they have perpetrated against our constitutional framework BEFORE a new president takes office... the third requires that we hold these criminals accountable in the fullest possible sense and insure that the maximum consequences are imposed, and that needs to take place both domestically as well as on the world stage... our future as a nation, our future in the world of nations, and our ability to look ourselves in the mirror each morning depend on it...
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The BBC has a must-listen show on radio tomorrow titled Called to Account [Saturday, 14 July 2007, at 2:30 pm UK Time and at 9:30 am EST. This can be listened to over the web live or downloaded to a podcast for later listening] offering a theatrical version of Tony Blair's indictment for Iraq War-related crimes. This may inspire many on this side of the Atlantic pond to think about various strategies to hold America's current political leadership accountable for duplicity and mismanagement of America's national security portfolio -- and particularly for the Iraq War.
while i am in complete agreement with the need for accountability, i would certainly see it extending to much more than the "duplicity and mismanagement of America's national security portfolio -- and particularly for the Iraq War"... the failure to uphold the u.s. constitution, violation of fisa, the list is too long to enumerate here...
steve goes on...
If 'Democracy' is ever going to shed its bad name, accountability must be one of its fundamental pillars in any genuine system of checks and balances. There should be a price paid for serious errors by national leaders -- and an even higher price paid by those who wield power with impunity and who lie to their publics in so-called democracies.
again, "serious errors" is a serious understatement... "lying to the public" is a better description, but the "commission of deliberate and conscious crimes" i think says it best overall...
a few more thoughts...
if the u.s. isn't yet at a tipping point, we are getting damn close... the extension of executive privilege to include not only spurning a subpoena but also an outright refusal to appear (as in harriet miers no-show before the house judiciary committee yesterday) is an in-your-face demonstration of the stunning degree of lawlessness that is the hallmark of this presidential administration...
the first order of business, superseding anything else, is getting this crowd OUT of the white house before they can wreak more havoc... the second is undoing the outrages they have perpetrated against our constitutional framework BEFORE a new president takes office... the third requires that we hold these criminals accountable in the fullest possible sense and insure that the maximum consequences are imposed, and that needs to take place both domestically as well as on the world stage... our future as a nation, our future in the world of nations, and our ability to look ourselves in the mirror each morning depend on it...
Labels: Bush Administration, constitutional crisis, democracy, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Steve Clemons, subpoenas, Tony Blair, U.S. Constitution, United Kingdom, war crimes
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7/13/2007
