Rant rant rant. Squabble squabble squabble. Uproar roar roar. Did you guys hear what happened to good old G.W. when he was supposed to go give a talk in Switzerland? A good amount of protest and political movement happened to try to force him to not come or to put him in jail if he does.
Why? Waterboarding of course! This form of torture that has been recognized by nearly all of the countries in the world was used on many occasions by the former president. He defended his actions in his memoirs and continues to say that this form of interrogation helped to protect the U.S.
The people in Switzerland did not want the former president to come into the country. They said that any other person that has openly admitted to torture would have been locked up and put on trial in the neutral country. George Bush did not want to be slammed into jail so he canceled his trip.
Now this brings up a good question. Does a former president deserve some sort of immunity from his actions taken while acting as head of state? Maybe so. The U.S. at the time did not officially recognize waterboarding as torture (Obama has changed that however) so technically what he did was OK in the U.S. However, the U.S. has taken part in the Geneva treaty to not torture any political prisoner. This is the notion that the people of Switzerland are trying to grill Bush on.
It's probably a good idea for Bush to lay low for longer. Ever wonder where he disappeared off to right after he left office?
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