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This president did not go to war  "based on intel".  I'm tired of hearing that.  Dubbya/Cheney/Rummy twisted the intel.  Members of Congress, Members of the Military, and Members of the C.I.A.  have testified this fact once this bogus war was investigated.  Too bad congress doesn't have the cajones to follow through with it.   http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/11/kucinich.impeac
h/   Kucinich introduces Bush impeachment resolution

Ohio Democrat contends that the president manufactured a false case for the war

Kucinich introduced a resolution last year to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney

 

.....Most of the congressman's resolution deals with the Iraq war, contending that the president manufactured a false case for the war, violated U.S. and international law to invade Iraq, failed to provide troops with proper equipment and falsified casualty reports for political purposes.

 

"Those who told lies to take us into war should be held accountable under the U.S. Constitution and at the International Criminal Court." (from Kucinich' website).

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-c
ongressman-moves-to-impeach-bush-13880051.html

US congressman moves to impeach Bush

 

By Gary Fennelly
Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Former Democratic presidential contender, Dennis Kucinich, has called for the impeachment of George W Bush claiming that the president set out to deceive the nation, and violated his oath of office with the Iraq war.

The Ohio representative yesterday introduced 35 articles of impeachment against Bush on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

Kucinich unveiled a list of alleged illegal and improper acts by Bush, including war crimes.

He accused Bush of executing a "calculated and wide-ranging strategy" to deceive citizens and Congress into believing that Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States.

He went on to say that Bush and Cheney lied to Congress and the American public about the reasons for invading Iraq in 2003 and abused their offices in order to conduct the "War on Terror" following the 9/11 attacks.

"Bush misled the American people and members of Congress to believe Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction so as to manufacture a false case for war. President George W. Bush, by such conduct, is guilty of an impeachable offense warranting removal from office," Kucinich said.

He has already introduced a similar impeachment resolution against Vice President Cheney.

Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com, said: "We've waited seven years to find one Member of Congress brave enough to stand up for our Constitution, for which generations of Americans have fought and died.

"We are thrilled and honored that Dennis Kucinich has chosen to be that one genuine patriot.

Kucinich's case: the 35 points

Article I

Creating a  Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq

 

Article II

Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression

 

Article III

Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War

 

Article IV

Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States

 

Article V

Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression

 

Article VI

Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114

 

Article VII

Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.

 

Article VIII

Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter

 

Article IX

Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor

 

Article X

Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes

 

Article XI

Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq

 

Article XII

Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources

 

Article XIIII

Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries

 

Article XIV

Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency

 

Article XV

Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq

 

Article XVI

Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors

 

Article XVII

Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives

 

Article XVIII

Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy

 

Article XIX

Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to " Black Sites" Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture

 

Article XX

Imprisoning Children

 

Article XXI

Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government

 

Article XXII

Creating Secret Laws

 

Article XXIII

Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act

 

Article XXIV

Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment

 

Article XXV

Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens

 

Article XXVI

Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements

 

Article XXVII

Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply

 

Article XXVIII

Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice

 

Article XXIX

Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965

 

Article XXX

Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare

 

Article XXXI

Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency

 

Article XXXII

Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change

 

Article XXXIII

Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911.

 

Article XXXIV

Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001

 

Article XXXV

Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders

 

You can look up each one on-line for an in-depth explanation of proof/ basis of each article of impeachment.