Never and I wouldn't suggest that you advocate for it. The United States is the “world super power,” thank you for recognizing that the U.S. is the world “big brother.” I have a question for the author; do you know what happens to a United States citizen who commits crimes in foreign land? You mentioned former Liberia’s President Taylor, his son Taylor Jr., an American citizen committed crimes in a foreign land and he faced the law and was convicted. I need not to go on with a list, but the United States hand-over citizens who committees crimes abroad. At the end of 9/11, if the Afghanistan government would’ve handed Bin Ladin over to face justice, the United States never would’ve been in their country in-search for him. Never mind that these are your own examples, but perhaps somebody need to bring you back to some senses; Saddam, after he killed his people, if the Iraqi law makers had voted to impeach him, United States wouldn’t have fought to liberate them. As a African, you missed the reason why [the out-going U.S. President Bush] shouldn’t be brought to justice. Had it not been for him, Liberian still would’ve been going at it (killing each other) with Charles Taylor. His administration has been very generous to the people and governments of African nations. You, the editors, and publishers at allAfrica.com should be ashamed for publishing such an article. Wallace

Case well stated; we are waiting to see if the world body in NManhattan (New York, NY) will have the gut to say, in the name of fairness, the key players in the out-going US Government must have their day in court. It is simply not enough to say the intelligence had it wrong; people died, and I believed the figures in this opinion are accurate. So, where is the justice for those people? Are they the no-bodies of the world?

This is a great piece, and those who are quick to hand out world crime charges (like cookies) to not-so-influential world rogues need to wake up from their indifference. Bush's charges might come close to (if not exceed) those of Charles M. G. Taylor.

I think you cannot compare Bush to any of the convicted war criminals you mensioned. Milosevitch for example was involved in ethnic cleansing of the bosnian muslims.

Bush's invation of Iraq was very surgical in avoiding collateral damage. In fact most of the deaths in Iraq was after the invation and is at the hand of fellow iraqis (sunni vs shi'a).

you would have made more sense if you talk about abu ghuraib or water boarding.

"Bush's invation of Iraq was very surgical in avoiding collateral damage." Otaru

Good, if this is correct, then so Bush has a good defense. The piece we are discussing doesn’t say ‘hang Bush’; the author wants to see him in court like other accused have, some of whom (like Taylor) Bush strongly condemned. We want fairness. Let him go to the world body and use your nice line as defense.

For your information, the invasion was not "surgical" enough, and there was huge "collateral damage". Remember that there were no ethnic killings before the war of choice was waged, which you are trying to rationalize. There was no need to wage a war of choice. There was no WMD found, the main reason why the war was waged. Should we roll out a red carpet for Bush for manufacturing “evidence” which killed people? This ill judgment (manipulating facts to wage war) led to neighbors turning against neighbors in Iraq.