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Panich52

(5,829 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 10:25 AM Jun 2015

Convicted war criminal Dick Cheney wants US to interfere even more

The Hill

The Wall Street Journal: Dick Cheney ramping up new policy push
By Patrick O'Connor

His overarching message, and the theme of the book he is co-authoring with his daughter Liz Cheney, is that the U.S. needs to reassert itself on the world stage.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/dick-cheney-ramping-up-new-policy-push-1433084720

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Convicted war criminal Dick Cheney wants US to interfere even more (Original Post) Panich52 Jun 2015 OP
Shit like this leaves me speechless. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2015 #1
I think this country should reassert itself and put Cheney in prison for war shraby Jun 2015 #2
Not gonna happen YoungDemCA Jun 2015 #20
When was Cheney convicted of war crimes? Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #3
+++++ TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #5
Here PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #6
Well, learn something new every day. Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #10
Did you even read your own link? GGJohn Jun 2015 #12
Did you read it? PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #13
Yes I did read it. GGJohn Jun 2015 #14
NGO. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #15
That "court" has as much authority as the "Citizen's Grand Juries" that convicted Obama of treason. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #17
2011, in absentia in Malaysia Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2015 #9
The "court" had precisely no authority. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #18
I know it isn't right to think this way, but... Frustratedlady Jun 2015 #4
See post 3 and correct your erroneous post title. TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #7
See post 6. Wilms Jun 2015 #8
See post 17. MohRokTah Jun 2015 #19
It's irrelevent. GGJohn Jun 2015 #21
Correction. Not convicted, but admitted War Criminal. Should be in prison on point Jun 2015 #11
It will be interesting in 2016 if we have the brother of a convicted war criminal hughee99 Jun 2015 #16

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
5. +++++
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 10:33 AM
Jun 2015

I hate hyperbole. I would like to see Cheney in the Hague, but we all know that's not going to happen. it's a case of, "wish in one hand and spit in the other, and see which one fills first."

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
12. Did you even read your own link?
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 10:49 AM
Jun 2015

The commission has no authority, was not govt . sanctioned.
As much as I would love to see Bush figures brought up on war crime charges, this is meaningless and no one from the former Bush admin has been formally convicted of war crimes.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
13. Did you read it?
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 10:56 AM
Jun 2015

It does not have authority to punish those convicted, only to add names to their war criminal registry. It is mostly fluff, but it is better than nothing.

http://criminalisewar.org

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
14. Yes I did read it.
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:33 PM
Jun 2015

He wasn't convicted by any internationally sanctioned body, nor any govt. entity, hence, he's not a convicted war criminal by any stretch of the imagination.
But, maybe some day.........we can only hope.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
15. NGO.
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:42 PM
Jun 2015

you post the truth. No Government agency has convicted them. We can only hope that the future is better in this regards. War crimes do not have a statute of limitations.

 

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
18. The "court" had precisely no authority.
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:55 PM
Jun 2015

By your logic, Obama is a convicted traitor due to his conviction by a "Citizen's Grand Jury".

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. I know it isn't right to think this way, but...
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 10:30 AM
Jun 2015

God took Beau and left this POS here to continue his evil deeds?

Go figure.

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)
21. It's irrelevent.
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 09:46 PM
Jun 2015

No internationally sanctioned body, nor any govt entity has tried or convicted any of the Bush cabal of war crimes, hence, Dick Cheney is not a convicted war criminal.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
16. It will be interesting in 2016 if we have the brother of a convicted war criminal
Mon Jun 1, 2015, 08:50 PM
Jun 2015

running against the wife of a convicted war criminal.

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