Why is George W Bush Above the Law?

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" reggie501 " <reggie501

Mon, 19 Sep 2005 18:35:05 -0000

Why is George W Bush Above the Law?

 

 

 

No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask

any man's permission when we ask him to obey it. Theodore Roosevelt

 

 

 

 

THE BRAVADO

 

Once again, a massive failure of leaderships has been displayed in

Washington. And, once again, George Bush has escaped an independent

inquiry into his in irresponsible actions. For the fourth time in less

than five years, the President of the United States and his cohorts

been placed above the law. That, in itself, is a major American disaster.

 

When, if ever, could this have happened before? When else could one

administration have pulled off four major scandals; four devastating,

potentially impeachable screw-ups, and never have to answer for them?

When else, in the United States of America, could so many crimes of an

elected president and his cadre remain unexplained, unchallenged, and

unpunished? When? Probably never. When in history have the media sat

silent through criminal scandal at highest levels of government?

 

We're not talking mistakes, here. We're not talking poor judgment or

failed policies. We're not talking politics as usual, with its

underhanded array of pork and perks. But we are talking about very

serious violations of the public trust, and very possibly the law,

perpetrated by the elected leader of this nation and his handlers.

 

Even more amazingly, we are talking about the shameful reality that

not a single one of these offenses has been investigated by a truly

independent, non-political, neutral commission, armed with subpoena

powers and adequate funding, and answerable ONLY to the people of the

United States of America. Not a single one.

 

In every one of the scandals in question, calls for a nonpartisan,

independent commission were thwarted by the very people accused of

misdeeds and crimes. Something is really wrong when an American

president who is accused of misconduct can determine who will delve

into the facts behind his own actions? Something also is really wrong

when incriminating evidence can be redacted and withheld from the

public by the very people incriminated by that evidence.

 

Something is even more seriously wrong when cover up after cover up

goes unreported and unchallenged by the same corporate media that

spent eight years in relentless pursuit of scandals related to

Whitewater, Travelgate, Filegate, Paula Jones and that awful threat to

national security, Monica Lewinsky.

 

Of course, the targets of the media, and ultimately a Special

Prosecutor, were Bill and Hillary Clinton, not George W. Bush, and

accountability was not yet a dirty word. And of course, in that far

more innocent time, challenging the president was not considered to be

an act of treason. Tragically, today, it is.

 

THE SCANDALS

 

Below are capsulated descriptions of the four most egregious events

that took place under the watch of President George W. Bush. Serious

questions have been raised about the role of the administration in

each of these incidents. The public has a right to hear the answers to

these questions and to know the extent to which the president may have

been involved.

 

George W. Bush was the man at the helm when each of the following

occurred. For that reason alone he is fully accountable to the people

of the United States for a clear and rational explanation of the role

of his administration in each of the outrages below:

 

1. The devastating attacks against the United States on

September 11, 2001.

2. The WMD hoax designed to gain public support for an unprovoked,

illegal and ineptly planned invasion and occupation of Iraq.

3. The criminal outing of a CIA operative Valerie Plame by a person

or persons in the Bush White House.

4. The profound failure of the US government, FEMA and the

Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of

Hurricane Katrina.

 

Every one of these actions resulted in real or potential death and

other harm to uncalculated numbers of people. Each action, therefore,

raises valid questions of criminal culpability and/or negligence by

the President himself or people closely connected to the White House.

 

As a result, the moves by the administration to thwart, postpone, or

control investigations into these travesties are highly suspect to say

the least. And yet, the moves to do so were successfully maneuvered at

each and every turn.

 

For THE STING and THE FACTS BEHIND THE SCANDALS:

http://tvnewslies.org/html/why_is_george_w__bush_above_th.html