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</font><h2><b>March 8th, 2010, Splitting The Sky vs. George W. Bush,
Calgary Court House hearing and solidarity demonstrations<br><br>
</b></h2><h3><b>Canada's International Obligation To Arrest And Prosecute
Credibly Suspected War Criminals, No Impunity</b></h3><font size=3>by
Jason Divine, Nicole Baker. and BJ Douthwright<br><br>
CANADA PROVIDES SAFE HAVEN FOR SUSPECTED WAR CRIMINAL;<br><br>
CHARGES CITIZEN ENFORCING WAR CRIMES ACT<br><br>
(March 1, 2010) Calgary - According to legislation enacted in 2000, the
Crimes Against Humanity & War Crimes Act bans all who are credibly
suspected to have committed war crimes or crimes against humanity from
entering Canada or, if they have managed to get in, to arrest them on the
spot. This law is supported by international laws to which Canada is
signatory.<br><br>
Yet on March 17th 2009 George W. Bush was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for
a speaking engagement at the Telus Convention Centre which was sponsored
by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.<br><br>
George Bush stands credibly accused and internationally condemned for war
crimes committed, during his reign, in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay as well as
in numerous CIA black sites stationed around the world. As
Commander-In-Chief of the United States military, George Bush meets the
definition of both 'military commander' and superior' of the Crimes
Against Humanity & War Crimes Act (2000) (sec 7) and thus should have
been prevented from entering the country or arrested upon entry.<br><br>
Splitting the Sky, a Mohawk activist from Six Nations, invoking
international law and Canada's own war crimes legislation, requested
Calgary police officers to arrest ex-US-president G.W. Bush. <br><br>
When police refused his demand to uphold the law, Splitting the Sky
attempted to carry out a citizen's arrest of Bush, moving through the
police line with his hands over his head yelling, "I am not touching
anyone." He was then arrested and beaten, sustaining a concussion
and painful soft tissue injuries. <br><br>
Splitting the Sky was charged with obstruction of justice and released on
$500 bail after being held in jail for 24 hours. All this, in his words,
for his attempt "to do MY civic duty, to arrest the credibly
suspected war criminal George W. Bush."<br><br>
He now faces the possibility of 6 months in jail and a $5000 fine. His
trial begins on Monday, March 8, 2010.<br><br>
There will be a rally to support Splitting the Sky on Monday, March 8,
2010 at 9 am at the Calgary Court House, 601 5 Street S.W.<br><br>
For more info:<br><br>
Splitting The Sky<br><br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:splitting_the_sky@yahoo.com">
splitting_the_sky@yahoo.com</a><br><br>
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