Writing in the relatively conservative New Republic, he says:

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In the past two years, I have spoken with two investigating magistrates in two different European nations, both pro-Iraq war NATO allies. Both were assembling war crimes charges against a small group of Bush administration officials. "You can rest assured that no charges will be brought before January 20, 2009," one told me. And after that? "It depends. We don't expect extradition. But if one of the targets lands on our territory or on the territory of one of our cooperating jurisdictions, then we'll be prepared to act."

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Convicting in absentia only proves effective as a show, and hold no real promise that Bush, Cheney, Rummy, Rice, Addington, Yoo et al will ever be made to answer for their genocide and other crimes against humanity.

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Originally posted by Fleabitn:
Convicting in absentia only proves effective as a show

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I think the Europeans are just going to be glad that Bush is gone and back on his ranch in TX, come January 2009, and are looking forward to building a positive working relationship with President Obama.

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Originally posted by Fleabitn:
I believe there is still a very good chance that the US election is postponed indefinetely under the guise of war/terrorist threat.

If not, I would expect GWB to somehow construct a blanket immunity for himself and his war-crime cabinet before McCain assumes the throne.

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