On November 19-22, 2011, the trial of George W Bush [ former U.S. President ] and Anthony L Blair [ former British Prime Minister ] will be held in Kuala Lumpur.
This is the first time that war crimes charges will be heard against the two former heads of state in compliance with proper legal process. 
The trial will be held in an open court on November 19-22, 2011 at the headquarters of the Al- Bukhary Foundation at Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur.
As a result, the KLWCC had been established in 2008 to fill this void and act as a peoples’ initiative to provide an avenue for such victims to file their complaints and let them have their day in a court of law.
The first charge against George W Bush and Anthony L Blair is for Crimes Against Peace wherein:
- The Accused persons had committed Crimes against Peace, in that the Accused persons planned, prepared, and invaded the sovereign state of Iraq on 19 March 2003, in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law.
The second charge is for Crime of Torture and War Crimes against eight citizens of the United States, and they are namely, George W Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales, David Addington, William Haynes, Jay Bybee and John Yoo. wherein:
- The Accused persons had committed the Crime of Torture and War Crimes, in that: The Accused persons had wilfully participated in the formulation of executive orders and directives to exclude the applicability of all international conventions and laws, namely the Convention against Torture 1984, Geneva Convention III 1949, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Charter in relation to the war launched by the U.S. and others in Afghanistan (in 2001) and in Iraq (in March 2003);
- Additionally, and/or on the basis and in furtherance thereof, the Accused persons authorized, or connived in, the commission of acts of torture and cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment against victims in violation of international law, treaties, and conventions including the Convention against Torture 1984, and the Geneva Conventions, including Geneva Convention III 1949.
The judges of the Tribunal, which is headed by retired Malaysian Federal Court judge Dato’ Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, also include other notable names such as Mr Alfred Lambremont Webre, a Yale graduate, who authored several books on politics, Dato’ Zakaria Yatim, retired Malaysian Federal Court judge, Tunku Sofiah Jewa, practising lawyer and author of numerous publications on International Law, Prof Salleh Buang, former Federal Counsel in the Attorney-General Chambers and prominent author, Prof Niloufer Bhagwat, an expert in Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and International Law, and Prof Emeritus Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi, prominent academic and professor of law.
The Tribunal will adjudicate and evaluate the evidence presented as in any court of law. The judges of the Tribunal must be satisfied that the charges are proven beyond reasonable doubt and deliver a reasoned judgement.
In the event the tribunal convicts any of the accused, the only sanction is that the name of the guilty person will be entered in the Commission’s Register of War Criminals and publicized worldwide - the Tribunal is a Tribunal of Conscience and a Peoples’ Initiative.
The prosecution for the trial will be lead by Prof Gurdial S Nijar, prominent law professor and author of several law publications, and Prof Francis Boyle, leading American professor, practitioner, and advocate of international law, and assisted by a team of lawyers.
Source: https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-War-Crimes-Trial-Bush-by-Lance-Ciepiela-111112-56.html
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I was really wondering when this was going to happen…. I had no doubt that it would, and that it was but a matter of time. Good to see it, thanks for shareing, and I’m super glad to have friended you on facebook!!!
The truth will be told and souls can begin to rest. I can only hope that the accused read this and choke on their next meal.
It is a shame that they will still be able to walk the streets, pompous bastards…
all I have to say is about time!
We need to go back to the Korea conflict and all those phony wars and arrest the Military Industrial complex leaders millions have be killed over bullets and profits. These people are traitors who must be arrested and tried for treason. The media should be arrested for being an accomplice in promoting these crime.
I also want to arrest all the criminals for the Drug War and all who supported this insane war. Will it happen I doubt it because the whole government is corrupt. There is only one possible leader and that is Ron Paul. If he does not get elected we are doomed.
I find it timely, since the war in Iraq just in the last week or so was declared over. This coming on the tail of that seems most appropriate. It is time that the Bully on the street stand accountable for their actions. It is too bad that all Americans are looked upon as the same Character as the accused. Yes it is about time! I agree that there should be greater sanctions imposed.