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Rights Groups Call For Arrest Of George W. Bush For Torture As He Arrives In Canada

As former US President George W. Bush arrives in Canada today to address a regional economic summit, where attendees will pay $599 a head to hear him and former President Bill Clinton as featured speakers, human right groups opposed to Bush�s visit, having petitioned the government to intervene, but with no response, are initiating a private prosecution, by four Guant�namo prisoners, accusing Bush of torture. In addition, campaigners on the ground are planning a huge protest.

It is anticipated that those turning out to protest Bush�s visit will dwarf the hundreds of protestors who turned up to campaign against a visit by former US Vice President Dick Cheney in Vancouver last month, where the �Vice President for Torture� was addressing diners who had paid $500 a head for the privilege. As CTV News noted, however, �The numbers at the Bush rally could dwarf those at the Cheney event because many protesters from the Occupy Vancouver movement camped out at the Vancouver Art Gallery are planning to head to Surrey to take part.�

Amnesty International got the ball rolling last week, calling for Bush�s arrest for war crimes and torture. In a press release, Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International, explained, �Canada is required by its international obligations to arrest and prosecute former President Bush given his responsibility for crimes under international law including torture. As the US authorities have, so far, failed to bring former President Bush to justice, the international community must step in. A failure by Canada to take action during his visit would violate the UN Convention against Torture and demonstrate contempt for fundamental human rights...�

Go to Democracy Now! for more info.

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Just for fun... not that it would ever happen...

But if Canada actually did arrest George W. Bush... how would it play out?