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The Crimes of U.S. 'Democracy'
by Ghali Hassan -=20
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  "How many Iraqi citizens have died in this war? I would say; 30,000, more=
 or less, have died as a result of the initial incursion and the ongoing vi=
olence against Iraqis. We've lost about 2,140 of our own troops" - George W=
. Bush, 12 December 2005.


As the Occupation of Iraq is approaching three years, the mass murder of Ir=
aqi civilians is not questioned, but normalised in Western conscience. Pres=
ident Bush reached the stage where he is able to make his own figure of Ira=
qi deaths, with no remorse or sadness. The war was not the result of "wrong=
 intelligence"; the war was an illegal act of aggression, and a premeditate=
d mass murder. 'Democracy' is used as a tool to manipulate the public and j=
ustify war crimes.

The most conservative estimate of Iraqi deaths was reported in October 2004=
 by a group of medical scientists from Johns Hopkins School of Public Healt=
h, Columbia University and Al-Mustansiriyah School of Medicine in Baghdad. =
The conservative estimate of more than 100,000 Iraqi deaths was published i=
n the reputed and peer-reviewed British medical journal the Lancet. If one =
includes the atrocities in Fallujah, Ramadi, al-Qaim, Tel Afar, Hillah, Bag=
hdad and the daily mayhem instigated by U.S. forces and their collaborators=
, the number of Iraqis killed since March 2003 would be in the 200,000 mark=
 or even more. It also estimated that 85 per cent of all violent deaths are=
 by "coalition forces" and that many of these are due to U.S. aerial bombar=
dments. The majority of the victims were innocent women and children.=20

According to Robert Fisk of the Independent; "The Ministry of Health figure=
s in July alone, was 1,100 Iraqi deaths in Baghdad alone. If you spread tha=
t across, Mosul, Kirkuk, maybe Irbil [in the north], all way down to Basra =
[in the south], through the months, and you must be talking of 3,000 to 4,0=
00 a month. That's 36,000 to 48,000 a year". This makes the "100,000 figure=
 of [the Lancet study] rightly as being quite conservative", added Fisk. Th=
is figure has been recently substantiated.=20

However, the Lancet study was deliberately ignored or dismissed by the U.S.=
-British corporate mass media. In fact the study is now censored by mainstr=
eam media because it shows a mass murder. The media and Western elites role=
s have always been to selectively describe crimes allegedly - never proven =
- committed by the regime of Saddam Hussein as "mass murder", while dismiss=
ing crimes committed by Western powers.

Since October 2004, the violence of the Occupation is increasing, and the d=
aily bloodshed is mounting. The indiscriminate and savage aerial and ground=
 bombardments - with chemical bombs, fire bombs (fuel-air bombs), napalm an=
d other non-conventional weapons (WMD) - of population centres continue the=
 destruction of the country and the killing innocent of Iraqis en mass. In =
addition, the U.S. and British governments are secretly sponsoring the kill=
ings of prominent Iraqi politicians, intellectuals, academics, religious le=
aders and trade union leaders, including leaders of the Oil Workers Union u=
sing U.S.-British trained death squads and criminals. The aim is to incite =
civil strife and destroy the unity of Iraq to serve U.S. imperialist strate=
gy. The US invaded Iraq to destroy its unity and conquest its oil resources=
 at the expense of the Iraqi people.

The real motives for the war remain conspicuously hidden from the public: t=
he colonisation of Iraq to enhance U.S. imperial dominance, the destruction=
 of Arab nationalism, and most importantly support for Israel's Zionist exp=
ansion and criminal policies against the Palestinians. Moreover, the most r=
elevant was that public consent in the West has been manufactured and the U=
.S. had its way to commit a 'Supreme International Crime' against defencele=
ss people, disguised as 'spreading democracy'. Iraq under U.S.-British Occu=
pation is far more dictatorial and miserable place to live in than under Sa=
ddam Hussein's regime. Occupation is just another clone of Fascism.=20

The view from Iraq is that since the invasion; "Iraqis have been living in =
fear, poverty, oppression and a lack of freedom . The occupation troops hav=
e resorted to excessive force, indiscriminate killing and collective punish=
ment of the population. They have besieged entire towns, storming into them=
, instilling fear and horror among residents and destroying their homes. Ir=
aqis have been humiliated and stripped of their basic human rights; they ha=
ve been subjected to brutal and ghastly forms of torture, as the infamous A=
bu Ghraib prison case and the British troops' abuse of detainees in Basra h=
ave shown". (The Guardian, 15 December 2005).

A recent UNICEF rapid assessment survey reveals that acute malnutrition amo=
ng Iraqi children had almost doubled since before the war, jumping from 4 p=
er cent to almost 8 per cent. The survey adds that; "Acute malnutrition set=
s in very fast and is strong indicator of the overall health of children". =
The general health of Iraqi children, the elderly and pregnant women in par=
ticular has declined because of continue deteriorating of the living condit=
ions. Since the invasion three years ago, Iraq still lack of access to pota=
ble water, food, adequate electricity supply, hospital care, and a sharp de=
cline in Iraqis purchasing power due to the 70 per cent unemployment.

As the war continues and the bloodshed mounting, the U.S. and British power=
s are orchestrating elections that will legitimise their imperial interests=
 at the expense of the Iraqi people. Illegitimate and fraudulent elections =
are no substitute for free, fare and democratic elections. This is consiste=
nt with the West own demand for Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon b=
efore last March elections. The Bush Administration should apply the same i=
n Iraq. There can be legitimate elections while Iraq is under occupation an=
d its oil wealth is looted by the invaders. It is not democracy; it is crim=
inal.

Like the January 2005 elections, these elections are for propaganda purpose=
 designed to fool the rest of the world and cover-up the U.S. colonial aim =
in Iraq. Behind the scenes and against the wishes of the Iraqi people, the =
looting of Iraq's oil wealth and the colonisation of Iraq's economy is a re=
ality. The new production sharing agreements (PSAs) between big U.S. and Br=
itish oil corporations enforced foreign control of Iraq's resources. Every =
day passed, the occupation of Iraq is becoming more deadly and long lasting=
.

Furthermore, the U.S. and Britain are interfering directly in the elections=
 by planting false articles in the Iraqi press to report favourably on the =
U.S. Occupation and to promote U.S. candidate. Iyad Allawi is presented by =
the U.S. and British mass media as the "strong man" and "only hope", for Ir=
aq. In October, Iraqis were forced to vote on a divisive and sectarian U.S.=
-crafted Constitution and now they are voting to implement that division. I=
t doesn't matter how many Iraqis vote in the elections, these elections do =
not represent the aspiration of the Iraqi people for free, democratic and s=
overeign Iraq. These elections are imposed from outside and at gun point.

The outcome of these fraudulent elections is a forgone conclusion. The resu=
lt won't change the situation on the ground. Imported Iraqi expatriate conm=
en and religious clerics, with their own militias and death squads are serv=
ing as the fa=E7ade of the Occupation. The current coalition, the United Ir=
aqi Alliance (UIA), which includes conman Ahmed Chalabi, is posed to win mo=
st of the votes. The C.I.A stooge, Iyad Allawi may be added to give the new=
 puppet government a 'secular' colour with a corruption test. Together with=
 the Kurdish warlords, the UIA will most likely continue to serve the U.S. =
Occupation, because they depend on its ongoing presence. The Occupation and=
 its associated violence benefit the U.S. and its allies. Iraqis are stuck =
in the Occupation's quagmire.

In addition to the U.S. and Britain, the Iranian regime is doing everything=
 to keep its fanatic stooges in power in Iraq. There have been reports of b=
allots forgery and rigging on massive scale, including the participation of=
 over a million illegal Iranians in the Iraqi elections. A stable Iraq has =
never been part of Iran policy, and the current environment of ongoing U.S.=
 Occupation of Iraq is in Iran interests.=20

The vast majority of Iraqis are rejecting the U.S. Occupation. A recent pol=
l conducted by the British Ministry of Defence in August 2005 reveals that =
over 82 per cent of Iraqis are "strongly opposed" to the presence of the oc=
cupying forces in Iraq. Less than 1 per cent of Iraqis think the Occupation=
 forces are responsible for any improvement in security. If one excludes th=
e Kurdish region of Iraq - where the U.S. has some support - from the poll,=
 the anti-Occupation sentiment is even higher. George Bush refusal to set t=
ime for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq is also contrary to the "te=
ntative agreement" reached on 21 November 2005 at the Arab League-sponsored=
 Cairo conference, by Iraqi leaders, including the current puppet governmen=
t.

So, if the elections have any chance of achieving the aim of the Iraqi peop=
le, which is the FULL and immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, th=
en Iraqis will look forward to better future in independent Iraq. Only afte=
r liberation and national independence, Iraq can have truly free, fare and =
democratic elections. Westerners, Americans in particular should liberate t=
hemselves from the anti-Arab colonial ideology of deep-seated belief in cul=
tural superiority to indigenous Iraqis. Iraqis do not need to prove their c=
apability and place in history. Democracy can not be imposed and achieved b=
y violence; democracy is planted and nurtured by the people.

For three years, the mass media didn't dare to ask about the number of Iraq=
i deaths, and have deliberately covered up the mass murder of innocent Iraq=
is. President Bush wasn't asked by a reporter, but by someone from the publ=
ic when he responds to a question. Bush's lowest estimate of Iraqi deaths i=
s consistent with his style of deception, 30,000 or 200,000 deaths; Bush is=
 admitting to have committed mass murder. What for?

There were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq, and Iraqis have ne=
ver posed a threat to the American people. It wasn't because of faulty inte=
lligence, as the Bush-media spin suggests. The war instigated with clear co=
nscious of the truth. The UN declared the war on Iraq an "illegal" act of a=
ggression in violations of UN Charter. The invasion of Iraq is rightly desc=
ribed by Noble laureate, Harold Pinter, as:"An act of blatant state terrori=
sm, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international law".=
=20

It is legally argued by attorney Michael Ratner, the former director of the=
 Centre for Constitutional Rights, and past president of the National Lawye=
r's Guild that: "Article 2131 of the UN Charter requires that international=
 disputes be settled by peaceful means so that international peace, securit=
y and justice are not endangered; Article 2141 requires that force shall no=
t by used in any manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of the UN an=
d Article 33 requires that parties to a dispute shall first of all seek a s=
olution by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration judic=
ial settlement, resort to regional agencies, or other peaceful means". Forc=
e can not be used based on assumption and bogus intelligence.

It follows, that there is an overwhelming prima facia evidence to indict Ge=
orge W. Bush and his accomplices with war crimes and crime against humanity=
. If the American people justify the death penalty for Americans who commit=
ted murderous crimes in America, they should not ignore those who committed=
 mass murder in Iraq.=20

Global Research Contributing Editor Ghali Hassan lives in Perth, Western Au=
stralia.

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  <P><I><FONT color=3D#0000ff>=93How many Iraqi citizens have died in this =
war? I=20
  would say; 30,000, more or less, have died as a result of the initial=20
  incursion and the ongoing violence against Iraqis. We=92ve lost about 2,1=
40 of=20
  our own troops=94</FONT></I> =96 George W. Bush, 12 December 2005.</P></B=
LOCKQUOTE>
<P align=3Djustify><B><BR>A</B>s the Occupation of Iraq is approaching thre=
e=20
years, the mass murder of Iraqi civilians is not questioned, but normalised=
 in=20
Western conscience. President Bush reached the stage where he is able to ma=
ke=20
his own figure of Iraqi deaths, with no remorse or sadness. The war was not=
 the=20
result of =93wrong intelligence=94; the war was an illegal act of aggressio=
n, and a=20
premeditated mass murder. =91Democracy=92 is used as a tool to manipulate t=
he public=20
and justify war crimes.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>The most conservative estimate of Iraqi deaths was repor=
ted in=20
October 2004 by a group of medical scientists from Johns Hopkins School of=
=20
Public Health, Columbia University and Al-Mustansiriyah School of Medicine =
in=20
Baghdad. The conservative estimate of more than 100,000 Iraqi deaths was=20
published in the reputed and peer-reviewed British medical journal <I>the=20
Lancet.</I> If one includes the atrocities in Fallujah, Ramadi, al-Qaim, Te=
l=20
Afar, Hillah, Baghdad and the daily mayhem instigated by U.S. forces and th=
eir=20
collaborators, the number of Iraqis killed since March 2003 would be in the=
=20
200,000 mark or even more. It also estimated that 85 per cent of all violen=
t=20
deaths are by =93coalition forces=94 and that many of these are due to U.S.=
 aerial=20
bombardments. The majority of the victims were innocent women and children.=
 </P>
<P align=3Djustify>According to Robert Fisk of the <I>Independent</I>; =93T=
he=20
Ministry of Health figures in July alone, was 1,100 Iraqi deaths in Baghdad=
=20
alone. If you spread that across, Mosul, Kirkuk, maybe Irbil [in the north]=
, all=20
way down to Basra [in the south], through the months, and you must be talki=
ng of=20
3,000 to 4,000 a month. That's 36,000 to 48,000 a year=94. This makes the =
=93100,000=20
figure of [<I>the Lancet</I> study] rightly as being quite conservative=94,=
 added=20
Fisk. This <A=20
href=3D"http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=3D50700&amp;SelectRegio=
n=3DMiddle_East&amp;SelectCountry=3DIRAQ"=20
target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#003399>figure</FONT></U></A> has been rec=
ently=20
substantiated. </P>
<P align=3Djustify>However, <I>the Lancet</I> study was deliberately ignore=
d or=20
dismissed by the U.S.-British corporate mass media. In fact the study is no=
w=20
censored by mainstream media because it shows a mass murder. The media and=
=20
Western elites roles have always been to selectively describe crimes allege=
dly =96=20
never proven =96 committed by the regime of Saddam Hussein as =93mass murde=
r=94, while=20
dismissing crimes committed by Western powers.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Since October 2004, the violence of the Occupation is=20
increasing, and the daily bloodshed is mounting. The indiscriminate and sav=
age=20
aerial and ground bombardments =96 with chemical bombs, fire bombs (fuel-ai=
r=20
bombs), napalm and other non-conventional weapons (WMD) =96 of population c=
entres=20
continue the destruction of the country and the killing innocent of Iraqis =
<I>en=20
mass</I>. In addition, the U.S. and British governments are secretly sponso=
ring=20
the killings of prominent Iraqi politicians, intellectuals, academics, reli=
gious=20
leaders and trade union leaders, including leaders of the Oil Workers Union=
=20
using U.S.-British trained <A=20
href=3D"http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=3DviewArticle&amp;code=
=3DFUL20051110&amp;articleId=3D1230"=20
target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#003399>death squads and criminals</FONT><=
/U></A>.=20
The aim is to incite civil strife and destroy the unity of Iraq to serve U.=
S.=20
imperialist strategy. The US invaded Iraq to destroy its unity and conquest=
 its=20
oil resources at the expense of the Iraqi people.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>The real motives for the war remain conspicuously hidden=
 from=20
the public: the colonisation of Iraq to enhance U.S. imperial dominance, th=
e=20
destruction of Arab nationalism, and most importantly support for Israel's=
=20
Zionist expansion and criminal policies against the Palestinians. Moreover,=
 the=20
most relevant was that public consent in the West has been manufactured and=
 the=20
U.S. had its way to commit a =91Supreme International Crime=92 against defe=
nceless=20
people, disguised as =91spreading democracy=92. Iraq under U.S.-British Occ=
upation=20
is far more dictatorial and miserable place to live in than under Saddam=20
Hussein=92s regime. Occupation is just another clone of Fascism. </P>
<P align=3Djustify>The view from Iraq is that since the invasion; =93Iraqis=
 have=20
been living in fear, poverty, oppression and a lack of freedom =85 The occu=
pation=20
troops have resorted to excessive force, indiscriminate killing and collect=
ive=20
punishment of the population. They have besieged entire towns, storming int=
o=20
them, instilling fear and horror among residents and destroying their homes=
.=20
Iraqis have been humiliated and stripped of their basic human rights; they =
have=20
been subjected to brutal and ghastly forms of torture, as the infamous Abu=
=20
Ghraib prison case and the British troops' abuse of detainees in Basra have=
=20
shown=94.&nbsp;(<A=20
href=3D"http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5356219-103677,00.html"=20
target=3D_blank><I><U><FONT color=3D#003399>The Guardian</FONT></U></I></A>=
, 15=20
December 2005).</P>
<P align=3Djustify>A recent UNICEF rapid assessment survey reveals that acu=
te=20
malnutrition among Iraqi children had almost doubled since before the war,=
=20
jumping from 4 per cent to almost 8 per cent. The survey adds that; =93Acut=
e=20
malnutrition sets in very fast and is strong indicator of the overall healt=
h of=20
children=94. The general health of Iraqi children, the elderly and pregnant=
 women=20
in particular has declined because of continue deteriorating of the <A=20
href=3D"http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/HAS506A.html" target=3D_blank=
><U><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>living conditions</FONT></U></A>. Since the invasion three =
years=20
ago, Iraq still lack of access to potable water, food, adequate electricity=
=20
supply, hospital care, and a sharp decline in Iraqis purchasing power due t=
o the=20
70 per cent unemployment.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>As the war continues and the bloodshed mounting, the U.S=
. and=20
British powers are orchestrating elections that will legitimise their imper=
ial=20
interests at the expense of the Iraqi people. Illegitimate and fraudulent=20
elections are no substitute for free, fare and democratic elections. This i=
s=20
consistent with the West own demand for Syria to withdraw its troops from=20
Lebanon before last March elections. The Bush Administration should apply t=
he=20
same in Iraq. There can be legitimate elections while Iraq is under occupat=
ion=20
and its oil wealth is looted by the invaders. It is not democracy; it is=20
criminal.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>Like the January 2005 elections, these elections are for=
=20
propaganda purpose designed to fool the rest of the world and cover-up the =
U.S.=20
colonial aim in Iraq. Behind the scenes and against the wishes of the Iraqi=
=20
people, the <A href=3D"http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_332.=
shtml"=20
target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#003399>looting of Iraq=92s</FONT></U></A>=
 oil wealth=20
and the colonisation of Iraq=92s economy is a reality. The new production s=
haring=20
agreements (<A=20
href=3D"http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2005/crudedesigns.pdf"=20
target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#003399>PSAs</FONT></U></A>) between big U=
.S. and=20
British oil corporations enforced foreign control of Iraq=92s resources. Ev=
ery day=20
passed, the occupation of Iraq is becoming more deadly and long lasting.</P=
>
<P align=3Djustify>Furthermore, the U.S. and Britain are interfering direct=
ly in=20
the elections by planting false articles in the Iraqi press to report favou=
rably=20
on the U.S. Occupation and to promote U.S. candidate. Iyad Allawi is presen=
ted=20
by the U.S. and British mass media as the =93strong man=94 and =93only hope=
=94, for=20
Iraq. In October, Iraqis were forced to vote on a divisive and sectarian=20
U.S.-crafted Constitution and now they are voting to implement that divisio=
n. It=20
doesn=92t matter how many Iraqis vote in the elections, these elections do =
not=20
represent the aspiration of the Iraqi people for free, democratic and sover=
eign=20
Iraq. These elections are imposed from outside and at gun point.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>The outcome of these fraudulent elections is a forgone=20
conclusion. The result won=92t change the situation on the ground. Imported=
 Iraqi=20
expatriate conmen and religious clerics, with their own militias and death=
=20
squads are serving as the fa=E7ade of the Occupation. The current coalition=
, the=20
United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), which includes conman Ahmed Chalabi, is posed =
to=20
win most of the votes. The C.I.A stooge, Iyad Allawi may be added to give t=
he=20
new puppet government a =91secular=92 colour with a corruption test. Togeth=
er with=20
the Kurdish warlords, the UIA will most likely continue to serve the U.S.=20
Occupation, because they depend on its ongoing presence. The Occupation and=
 its=20
associated violence benefit the U.S. and its allies. Iraqis are stuck in th=
e=20
Occupation=92s quagmire.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>In addition to the U.S. and Britain, the Iranian regime =
is=20
doing everything to keep its fanatic stooges in power in Iraq. There have b=
een=20
reports of ballots forgery and rigging on massive scale, including the=20
participation of over a million illegal Iranians in the Iraqi elections. A=
=20
stable Iraq has never been part of Iran policy, and the current environment=
 of=20
ongoing U.S. Occupation of Iraq is in Iran interests. </P>
<P align=3Djustify>The vast majority of Iraqis are rejecting the U.S. Occup=
ation.=20
A recent poll conducted by the British Ministry of Defence in August 2005=20
reveals that over 82 per cent of Iraqis are =93<A=20
href=3D"http://telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=3D/news/2005/10/23/wirq2=
3.xml&amp;sSheet=3D/portal/2005/10/23/ixportaltop.html"=20
target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#003399>strongly opposed</FONT></U></A>=94=
 to the=20
presence of the occupying forces in Iraq. Less than 1 per cent of Iraqis th=
ink=20
the Occupation forces are responsible for any improvement in security. If o=
ne=20
excludes the Kurdish region of Iraq =96 where the U.S. has some support =96=
 from the=20
poll, the anti-Occupation sentiment is even higher. George Bush refusal to =
set=20
time for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq is also contrary to the=20
=93tentative agreement=94 reached on 21 November 2005 at the Arab League-sp=
onsored=20
Cairo conference, by Iraqi leaders, including the current puppet government=
.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>So, if the elections have any chance of achieving the ai=
m of=20
the Iraqi people, which is the FULL and immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces=
 from=20
Iraq, then Iraqis will look forward to better future in independent Iraq. O=
nly=20
after liberation and national independence, Iraq can have truly free, fare =
and=20
democratic elections. Westerners, Americans in particular should liberate=20
themselves from the anti-Arab colonial ideology of deep-seated belief in=20
cultural superiority to indigenous Iraqis. Iraqis do not need to prove thei=
r=20
capability and place in history. Democracy can not be imposed and achieved =
by=20
violence; democracy is planted and nurtured by the people.</P>
<P align=3Djustify>For three years, the mass media didn=92t dare to ask abo=
ut the=20
number of Iraqi deaths, and have deliberately covered up the mass murder of=
=20
innocent Iraqis. President Bush wasn=92t asked by a reporter, but by someon=
e from=20
the public when he responds to a question. Bush=92s lowest estimate of Iraq=
i=20
deaths is consistent with his style of deception, 30,000 or 200,000 deaths;=
 Bush=20
is admitting to have committed mass murder. What for?</P>
<P align=3Djustify>There were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq,=
 and=20
Iraqis have never posed a threat to the American people. It wasn=92t becaus=
e of=20
faulty intelligence, as the Bush-media spin suggests. The war instigated wi=
th=20
clear conscious of the truth. The UN declared the war on Iraq an =93illegal=
=94 act=20
of aggression in violations of UN Charter. The invasion of Iraq is rightly=
=20
described by Noble laureate, Harold Pinter, as:=94An act of blatant state=20
terrorism, demonstrating absolute contempt for the concept of international=
=20
law=94. </P>
<P align=3Djustify>It is legally argued by&nbsp;attorney Michael Ratner, th=
e=20
former director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights, and past president=
 of=20
the National Lawyer's Guild that: =93<A href=3D"http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-un.h=
tm#a2"=20
target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#003399>Article 2131</FONT></U></A> of the=
 <A=20
href=3D"http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-un.htm" target=3D_blank><U><FONT color=3D#00=
3399>UN=20
Charter</FONT></U></A> requires that international disputes be settled by=20
peaceful means so that international peace, security and justice are not=20
endangered; <A href=3D"http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-un.htm#a2" target=3D_blank><U=
><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>Article 2141</FONT></U></A> requires that force shall not b=
y used=20
in any manner that is inconsistent with the purposes of the UN and <A=20
href=3D"http://deoxy.org/wc/wc-un.htm#a33" target=3D_blank><U><FONT=20
color=3D#003399>Article 33</FONT></U></A> requires that parties to a disput=
e shall=20
first of all seek a solution by negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliati=
on,=20
arbitration judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies, or other peac=
eful=20
means=94. Force can not be used based on assumption and bogus intelligence.=
</P>
<P align=3Djustify>It follows, that there is an overwhelming <I>prima facia=
</I>=20
evidence to indict George W. Bush and his accomplices with war crimes and c=
rime=20
against humanity. If the American people justify the death penalty for Amer=
icans=20
who committed murderous crimes in America, they should not ignore those who=
=20
committed mass murder in Iraq.&nbsp;</P>
<P align=3Djustify><EM>Global Research Contributing Editor Ghali Hassan liv=
es in=20
Perth, Western Australia.</EM></P></FONT></DIV></DIV>



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