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Jacobtm
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« on: October 15, 2011, 11:41:56 AM »
« edited: October 15, 2011, 11:44:13 AM by Jacobtm »

A UK court recently issued an arrest warrent for Tzipi Livni, accused of violating the Geneva Conventions. She is no longer a part of the Israeli government, but Britain quickly made a dubious move to assure that she would avoid prosecution:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8415161.stm

Amnesty International recently called on Canada to arrest George Bush for authorizing torture. Canada of course will not arrest Bush:

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/canada-urged-arrest-and-prosecute-george-w-bush-2011-10-12

Who are the last western leaders to be prosecuted for torture/human rights violations?
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Jacobtm
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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2011, 09:29:26 PM »

Pinochet died under house arrest. A very mild punishment considering what he did, but still, it's at least something. Do you consider Pinochet a Western leader?

If your country's language and religion come from Europe, I'd say yes.

Guess all I'm looking at is where the line is drawn between who can be thrown under the bus and who not. Pinochet got damn close, the bastard.
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