Given the depth and extent of the documentation already assembled to indict Bush and many of his top lieutenants for domestic and international crimes, the ex-president’s ability to cross international borders and address audiences in places like Calgary stands as an indicator of the juridical malaise of our law-enforcement agencies. Is the role of these agencies primarily to protect the property and prestige of the rich from the incursions of the marginalized and dispossessed? Isn’t law a mere fiction if it can’t restrain the exploitative application of violence to entrench privilege and intimidate dissent?
Anthony J. Hall
U of Lethbridge
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Damn. I sure need a PDA or something of the sort. I completely forgot about the public trial vs Bush that took place last Saturday. And missed the anti-Bush rally due to his visit to this city. I do like contrasts, but some are just disturbing . Inside with the ex-president, a different story with “a crowd pre-destined to be comprised of admirers: the invitation-only tickets, the prohibitive $400-a-plate fee, an exhausting gauntlet for a piece of chicken and a bit of the former president’s time“. (click on the quote to read the full note)
