The reliably namby pamby Swiss had a speech canceled by Bush because there was concern that they would take Amnesty International's advice to arrest Bush for having allowed/ordered waterboarding those three individuals.
Bush and his family are touring three African countries to accept kudos for his work with AIDS.
Zambia has not only rejected the call for Bush's arrest but smacked AI down:
"On what basis does Amnesty International want us to arrest Mr Bush? Tell them to hang, and also please ask them to create their own country and wait for Mr Bush to visit their country so that they can arrest him to suit their wish and not here in Zambia," Foreign Minister Chishimba Kambwili told AFP.Ethiopia too has rejected AI's call for arresting Bush, instead honoring him, saying, "The developing world must set priorities and there is no greater priority than saving a human life," an idea that seems to be difficult for leftists in America. Ethiopia, too, smacked down AI as irrelevant and hysterical.
"Amnesty has neither the jurisdiction nor the mandate to issue arrest warrants," said the Ethiopian official.
Amnesty has often accused the horn of Africa’s country of intensifying crack down on government critics and abusing foreign aid and argues foreign aid must stop. Ethiopia has in the past rejected Amnesty and other right group’s accusations as defamatory.
"And from our own bitter experience with Amnesty, its agenda is not justified. No one takes it seriously," Kemal further said.Tanzania ignored the calls, welcoming Bush as a hero for supporting anti-AIDS measures in Africa:
"With people of goodwill like you Mr. President, I believe, together we shall fight and win the war against HIV/AIDS and achieve our target of an HIV-free generation in half a decade," said Kikwete, according to AFP.Amnesty International, who supported Qaddafi, has often been accused of simply being a front group for leftist causes.
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