MooPig Follow-up Department :: "War Crimes of Bush Era"

Is Germany Filing War Crimes Charges Against George Bush And Dick Cheney?: "The problem with the stories from Ryan Denson and Tiffany Willis (besides from being very misleading and using large chunks of the original text with a couple of words changed) is that human rights groups don’t have the ability to indict anybody for war crimes. The German government could take up the case as this group has requested, but doing so would jeopardize German relations with the United States, which is a strong ally and fellow member of NATO. In addition to that, Brookings points out that indicting anyone for war crimes and attempting to prosecute them creates diplomatic issues that have to be taken into careful consideration."
'via Blog this'

"...Cheney’s claim that he would approve torture again highlights a key question: Are top officials above the law, and will the impunity of today lead to more abuses in the future? The question spans a wide chain of command from Cheney, President Bush and other White House officials, who kickstarted the torture program after 9/11; to the lawyers in the Justice Department, who drafted the memos providing legal cover; to the CIA officials, who implemented the abuses and misled Congress and the public; and to the military psychologists, who helped devise the techniques inflicted on prisoners at U.S. military prisons and secret black sites across the globe..." (Gonzalez, Juan--Democracy NOW! Dec 19, 2014. LINK)

CONCLUSION
The issue is "Did we torture or did we not torture?" There is no middle ground for this activity so loved by Cheney and Dubya, Rumsfeld and Rice. Torture is still amoral, up there with cannibalism, and only in America could these people get away with it, is what we are telling the world?

If I were Dubya, Cheney or the others I would drink myself blind and shoot myself. But that won't happen. So, more questions are raised than can be answered.


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http://www.forwardprogressives.com/germany-filing-war-crimes-charges-george-bush-dick-cheney/

Teasippers are Number One in the Nation, Again!!

No, Not that AUSTIN --

Austin, Texas, is famous for its parties. People flock from around the world to attend events like the annual South by Southwest film and music festival. And when they get there, chances are they make like the locals and throw back a few cold ones--because Austin may be the hardest-drinking city in America.

Austin ranks high for its drinking habits across the board. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, 61.5% of adult residents say they have had at least one drink of alcohol within the past 30 days, and a staggering 20.6% of respondents confess to binge drinking, or having five or more drinks on one occasion. (Retrieved HERE: Forbescom)

Where's the Nearest Bar? (Retrieved here: Walletpop.com)

If you're wondering which cities are known for partying the hardest, look no further than Forbes' list of the drunkest cities in America. From Providence to San Francisco, there is a hard-partying city in just about every corner of the U.S.

To determine the cities with the highest alcohol consumption, Forbes examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey. (Walletpop)

Coming in second on the list is Milwaukee. This city, known as "the nation's watering hole," has a long reputation as a city built on beer. It was once the nation's top beer-producing city, home to four of the world's largest breweries: Schlitz, Pabst, Miller and Blatz. Legendary sitcom characters Laverne and Shirley fixed bottle caps on one of the city's assembly lines. Even the town's baseball team--the Brewers--reflects its boozy past. (Retrieved HERE: Forbescom)

Rounding out the top five hardest-drinking cities are San Francisco; Providence, R.I.; and Chicago.

[HERE 's a related Article; Eulogy for the Pub,Paul Maidment 07.01.08]

Parallel Parking in Austin might prove fatal, but nevertheless --

It must be Pub Day here at the MooPig early morning no news department. Everyone is waiting for the big Olympics Opening Day, we suppose. So we switch over now to the Hugh Downs Boys eat up Beijing.... HUGH?

PHOTO: Date : 2006.02.08 morning Hi. Here's a little pix i took near my favourite buffet, Fanni. The guy was on a party whole night on Hajógyári island. You can imagine how high he was on amphetamine and booze.

He left in the morning and started driving on the wharf while listening to techno music. He joined to Szentendrei road and was speeding at 150 km/h in heavy traffic. He tried to sneak through a red light on Flórián circus, but had partial collisions with some vehicles and got tossed to the wrong lane.

There he had a full frontal collision with a truck,- spinned, wrecked the bike of a buffet guest, and landed in the pub with the side. Now the front side of the pub is boarded up, and there's a sign " Open 24H, use door on the right". (i send pic if you need). The innkeeper was injured by splinters of broken glass. The driver was taken to a hospital. 4 vehicles were taken by trailer.