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AMNESTY International Tells ZAMBIA To ARREST George W. BUSH During His TOUR
LUSAKA — Amnesty International on Thursday continued its campaign urging nations around the world to arrest George W. Bush for allegedly violating international torture laws. This time they specifically targeted Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia where the former U.S. president is touring this week.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete pose for photographs at the State House in Dar es Salaam December 1, 2011
Bush began going through the countries on Monday to promote efforts to fight cervical and breast cancers, and Amnesty said the three nations have an obligation to arrest him under international law.
“All countries to which George W. Bush travels have an obligation to bring him to justice for his role in torture,” said Amnesty’s senior legal adviser Matt Pollard.
“International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity to fulfil their obligations and end the impunity George W. Bush has so far enjoyed.”
“Amnesty International recognizes the value of raising awareness about cervical and breast cancer in Africa, the stated aim of the visit, but this cannot lessen the damage to the fight against torture caused by allowing someone who has admitted to authorising water-boarding to travel without facing the consequences prescribed by law,” the group said in a statement.
Amnesty made a similar appeal to Canada in October when Bush visited British Columbia for an economic summit.
The group claimed Bush authorised the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” and “waterboarding” on detainees held in secret by the Central Intelligence Agency between 2002 and 2009.
Amnesty’s case relies on the public record, U.S. documents obtained through access to information requests, Bush’s own memoir and a Red Cross report critical of the U.S.’s war on terror policies.
Amnesty cites several instances of alleged torture of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval facility, in Afghanistan and in Iraq, by the U.S. military.
The cases include that of Zayn al Abidin Muhammed Husayn (known as Abu Zubaydah) and 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, both arrested in Pakistan. The two men were waterboarded a total of 266 times from 2002 to 2003, according to the CIA inspector general, cited by Amnesty.
Amnesty does not, however, go into the probable international ramifications for a country that would actually arrest the former president.
Agence France-Presse
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ba zambia
December 2, 2011 at 11:33 am
muna……uliinshi iwe to arrest bush. Is there anything wrong bush has done to zambia? iwe muna call iran , pakstan,iraq to arest bush. not zambia. we are beasy arresting our own mambalas like liato, dora and others. bush hasn’n burried any cash….so we are beasy with our local kabwalalas
Marion Knight
December 2, 2011 at 11:38 am
Pls AI you have a office in washington.carry out your arrest there when he is passing in the morning or afternoon.save us from your non sense
Socrates
December 2, 2011 at 11:42 am
But mwebena Zambia muli ba kuuweeee! Umwenso so?
kasy
December 2, 2011 at 11:53 am
Amnesty u re cowards! u hv failed to arrest bush yoselves
coz u know that bush lupilipili elo mulesunkilako ifwe.
shame on u abana besu tabalakula. we bid u in th name of
our Lord Jesus to stop watever plans u hv against this
country. we enjoy our peace in zambia & wil continue. God
loves us so mch.
amnesty
December 2, 2011 at 11:55 am
ba amnesty bafikamba mwikateni mweka as if you dont know where he is. Go nab the son of a gun on your own! we have a huge backlog of thieving local politicians to arrest in here in zambia so why should we concern ourselves with this texan you always see and fail to arrest everyday?
tumfweko
December 2, 2011 at 12:01 pm
DON’T DRAG ZAMBIA INTO YOUR MUDSLINGING YOU KNOW WERE TO FIND MR BUSH AL YOU TERRORIST HOW MANY HAVE YOU KILLED IN THE NAME OF ALLAH? WHAT A SHAME LEAVE US ALONE WE HAVE OUR ON WORRIES LIKE THE LIATOS AND THE REST
SCRABLE FOR AFRICA
December 2, 2011 at 12:56 pm
BUSH HAS COME TO ZAMBIA IN THE NAME OF CANCER BUT DEEP DOWN HIS HEART ITS URANIUM FROM LUMWANA HE HAS FOLLOWED
Zibwidi
December 2, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Toothless AI, don’t use third world countries to fullfil your agenda. Washington DC has an office there, why can’t you arrest him whilst there other than using Africa. Zambia can never fall in such traps, we loves ourselves and everyone is free to visit Zambia on there own accord with peacefull loving Zambians. TOOTHLESS AI….
Mule
December 2, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Sata is failing 2 arrest the criminal in zambia eg rb, chungu etc. U think he can dare torch that criminal bush? I pray someone witch can do justice to that chap. God should surely burn america
Mule
December 2, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Sata is failing 2 arrest the criminal in zambia eg rb, chungu etc. U think he can dare torch that criminal bush? I pray some witch can do justice to that chap. Serious musululo. God should surely burn america
Einstein
December 2, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Zambia Iye! Instead he wil sue our ass for providn pool services in da police station if we arrest him
donchi
December 2, 2011 at 3:21 pm
i like u statement ba zambia is making..
bafikamba we got too much to focus on than impanga rite now, dora matako and the legue is all we want arrested ..atase F**k
kay dal
December 2, 2011 at 4:26 pm
kwena am so ashamed 2b zambian right now, thts how shallow u motherfkaz are? u pricks dont know tht by arestin bush 4 his teribo ills on humanity will show th ho world tht we dnt tolarat corupt practices,no wonda no one know abt zambia u like copyng every 1 neva do anythng coz its zambian o right, no identity cock sukaz!!!!!
jackson mwali
December 2, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Plz do it for yoselves it non of our business we have our own kabwalalas to deal with like Liatos Dora Maxwel mwale and others we need to fix them not that nosense.Leave us alone.Lord help us
Voltron
December 2, 2011 at 5:15 pm
he doesnt know that we are more than happy to receive BUSH in our country. In America, there are people who dont know that there is ZAMBIA. so its good to have him here for the country to be known and no south africa always.
Easy
December 2, 2011 at 5:59 pm
MUNA, Do you know how big America and how rich the country is? Zambia is too small to start some bullcrap with America! Go back to school and read your books carefully before you start making those comments without thinking. And who the hell are those donors you taking about? The ones who send money to Zambia and its stolen before it gets to where its supposed to go! Wake up…
SECHO
December 2, 2011 at 6:10 pm
STOP PLAYING WITH FIRE, U AV SEEN FIRE WHAT IT CAN DO TO YO FRIEND AND U SAY CATCH IT, IMWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
@Warning
December 2, 2011 at 7:17 pm
Bushe ba wamunyesiti balichitapo protect ichalo munkondo??? 2 Tel u de truth, ba wamunyesiti nga tatubatanfishe in the next 48hrs, bakatuletelela. Hw cn thy evn dream of arestng a hundsum guy lyk GB? Naleka frst chali namailo