http://alan.com/2011/02/05/george-w-bush-cancels-trip-to-switzerland-amid-concerns-about-legal-action-for-torture/ George Bush has officially cancelled a trip to Switzerland giving the excuse he did not want to cause problems by confronting protestors.

Prosecutors in Switzerland want Bush charged with breaking Geneva conventions on torture.Human rights groups say they have a 2500 page case against Bush.Some say he would have diplomatic immunity but George Bush it seems,is taking no chances.

Have look at our popular media and see if they have reported this important event.What conclusions would you then make?

Would you like to know what the funniest moral to this story is Arjay?

When you are a nation that acts more independently and shows more promise on acting out its law than the usual bunch, even powerful people like former President Bush take it seriously- enough to stay away.

As a result, Swiss taxpayers will not be burdened with road closures and security for his pointless visit.

Otherwise, I will enjoy sitting back and watching the reactions at this story, as this should be a difficult story for some to chew on:

A popular conservative figurehead (member of the USA Republican party no less) fears legal action on torture if he visits a conservative country (which has banned Islamic Minarets and has strict immigration requirements);

Whose side will people (whether self-proclaiming liberals OR conservatives) take I wonder?

MUCH more importantly, WHY would any one invite Bush to such an event.
America can answer just why the Wikileaks founder is fighting extradition.
Give us an answer what crime has he been charged with.
Is it true substantial members of government and opposition want him charged with espionage?
Are some truly calling for his death.
America should answer those questions first.

Who is more guilty of doing wrong ? Those who vote in deplorable Government or those who go & confront trouble causing morons head on ?

agreed Belly- I'd like to see more of it happen across the world; I imagine it would be the best way to tell more national leaders that they may well be held responsible for any criminal political conduct they commit.

(a lot better than imposing sanctions too).

Individual- hopefully that should be an obvious answer to everyone in this thread.

(and for the record, I myself actually agree with the Swiss Minaret and Immigration policies- but thought it would be a good thing to mention so some of less-cognitive viewers are forced to think about the situation instead of trying to portray it as "big mean conservative USA being stopped by Liberal European country"- though there isn't so much of that here, there definitely would be a few of these types).

Ummmm....

>>Prosecutors in Switzerland want Bush charged with breaking Geneva conventions on torture<<

We are talking about the country that shamelessly enriched itself on the misery visited upon most of Europe in WWII, aren't we?

The country that prides itself on its "neutrality", while happily accepting entire hoards of stolen money and goods in its rapacious bank vaults? And, of course, guaranteeing the depositors anonymity, so that if they happened to "disappear". no-one could come a-knocking for the loot?

Just checking.