We have now entered a period in which we are destined to see many ‘goodbye Bush’ articles in the international press. But it’s a fair guess that this article by Salud Hernández-Mora of Colombia’s El Tiempo newspaper, is one of the most scathing we are likely to encounter. OUCH!
Hernández-Mora writes in part:
“You couldn’t possibly begin the year better. The infamous inhabitant of the White House will return to his ranch and observe from a distance, as the world shakes off the countless wounds he inflicted. During his hair-raising eight-year term in office, he murdered diplomacy, pulverized human rights, plundered the confidence people had in him, incited hatred and devastated a beautiful nation.”
“I’m holding on to the dream of seeing him sit in an international court, answering for his war crimes like any ruthless satrap. I know this is absurd, because empires impose their laws – and their leaders are untouchable. But if not in this world, it will be in another life, because I, as a committed Catholic, believe that he won’t be able to escape justice up there.”
By Salud Hernández-Mora
Translated By Liz Essary
January 4, 2008
Colombia – El Tiempo – Original Article (Spanish)
You couldn’t possibly begin the year better. The infamous inhabitant of the White House will return to his ranch and observe from a distance, as the world shakes off the countless wounds he inflicted.
During his hair-raising eight-year term in office, he murdered diplomacy, pulverized human rights, plundered the confidence people had in him, incited hatred and devastated a beautiful nation.
Nothing and no one could ever justify his innumerable errors, the brutality of his rule, or the arrogance of his government.
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