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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: "The Bush Six", an actual cell of charged war criminals The Bush Six are six former officials of the United States government under the presidency of George W. Bush (2001–09) against whom criminal charges were filed in Spain in 2009 by Baltasar Garzón.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In March 2009 Baltasar Garzón was asked to consider whether Spain should allow charges to be filed against: Scott Horton, writing in The Daily Beast, reported on April 13, 2009, that his sources said formal charges would be filed on April 14, 2009.[5][11][12] Horton reported that Garzón had been urged to allow another judge, Ismail Moreno, to conduct the case, because he was still involved in the possible prosecution of Spanish former Guantanamo captives. Paul Havens, reporting for the Associated Press reported that an unnamed source within the Spanish prosecutors office had told him that the charges would be filed during the week of April 14, 2009.[13] CNN, also quoting an unnamed source within the Spanish prosecutor's office, reported that charges were not expected for several days.[14] Spanish Attorney General drops the charges[edit] On April 16, 2009, the Spanish Attorney General, Cándido Conde-Pumpido stated he thought the Spanish investigative magistrate should drop the consideration of charges against the six men.[15] On April 17, 2009, Spain's attorney general, Cándido Conde-Pumpido, said his office would not support Judge Baltasar Garzon's effort to prosecute six Bush Administration officials for their role in the US antiterror effort. Spain's AG said any such prosecution would turn his nation's National Court "into a plaything" for politics.[16] The Spanish Attorney General Cándido Conde-Pumpido believes that an American tribunal should judge the case (or dismiss it) before a Spanish Court ever thinks about becoming involved, prosecutors recommended that Judge should drop his investigation. As CNN reported, Mr. Conde-Pumpido told reporters that Judge’s plan threatened to turn the court “into a toy in the hands of people who are trying to do a political action”. Under the Spanish justice system, investigating magistrates like Garzón are not under the authority of the Attorney General, and he can continue to consider laying charges even though the Attorney General has advised against it.[15] On April 23, 2009, Eloy Velasco took over responsibility for determining whether or not the six former Bush officials should face Spanish charges. [17].......................... See them in action here www.youtube.com/watch? v=T9hppJJ8V_c ....and other shows that follow it via Youtube's Autoplay. NN Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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