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| The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder | 
 enlarge | Author: Vincent Bugliosi
Publisher: Vanguard Press
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 159315481X
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.931092
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Publication Date: May 26, 2008
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Famed Charles Manson prosecutor and three time #1 New York Times bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career. In The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting the war in Iraq. Bugliosi sets forth the legal architecture and incontrovertible evidence that President Bush took this nation to war in Iraq under false pretensesaa war that has not only caused the deaths of American soldiers but also over 100,000 innocent Iraqi men, women, and children; cost the United States over one trillion dollars thus far with no end in sight; and alienated many American allies in the Western world. As a prosecutor who is dedicated to seeking justice, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, delivers a non-partisan argument, free from party lines and instead based upon hard facts and pure objectivity. A searing indictment of the President and his administration, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder also outlines a legally credible pathway to holding our highest government officials accountable for their actions, thereby creating a framework for future occupants of the oval office. Vincent Bugliosi calls for the United States of America to return to the great nation it once was and can be again. He believes the first step to achieving this goal is to bring those responsible for the war in Iraq to justice.
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 Truth from a Great Legal Mind May 25, 2008
505 out of 607 found this review helpful
I had seen a pre-published version of this book and will now be buying it, as anyone with a sense of morality, ethics or patriotism MUST support its message, its conclusion and its brave author. I have all of Bugliosi's books, as he's one of the very few non-cowards writing in America today. He makes his case here, and to any rational mind (as opposed to the majority of the U.S. decision makers who pander to the marketplace of uninformed emotionalism), his conclusion is the only one possible or permissible in any civilized society -- which we in the U.S.A. (I don't say America, as Canada and the south Americas are generally more informed than we are on political matters), are every day becoming less qualified to call ourselves. This is an amazing book, full of unemotional wisdom, truth and common sense, and cannot be ignored by anyone interested in or passionate about the U.S. government.
The Imperial President Has No Clothes May 30, 2008
291 out of 353 found this review helpful
Vincent Bugliosi has written one of the most important books of 2008, clearly laying out the case against George Bush for lying our country into an illegal war and occupation of Iraq, and for deceiving the American people by creating the erroneous deception of linking Iraq to Al-Qaeda and the events of 9/11. There is no defense of the indefensible, and what George Bush and his co-conspirators have done to America is treasonous. May all Americans read this book, call for Bush, Cheney and Rice to be brought to justice, and help restore America's integrity and standing in the world. To do otherwise would be criminal. Thank you Vincent Bugliosi for writing this book.
A good start May 29, 2008
233 out of 285 found this review helpful
I just finished listening to the audio version of this book. While many of the facts did not come as "news", to hear everything together, in one concise story, makes for a very shocking, depressing experience, if a necessary one.
Read or Listen to the book. You can even double check the facts, and make up your own mind.
What I had not realized before is the moral dimension of Bush's responsibility as an individual, not only as president of the United States.
Gabriela
 Coming in 2009? May 29, 2008
176 out of 218 found this review helpful
The book begins with Bugliosi's assertion that Bush has committed the most serious crime in American history - deliberately taking this country to war in Iraq under false pretenses. That crime is augmented by failing to provide troops with sufficient IED-strengthened vehicles and body armor, underfunding the military medical system (especially back in the U.S.), and short-changing troops on pay. Bugliosi is further angered by Bush's public insensitivity to military losses (eg, "giving up golf during the war," "talking about his little owie when visiting disabled veterans"), lack of curiosity, and repeated displays of stupidity (eg. an ignorance of geography that led to telling the Chinese premier during a St. Petersburg meeting that the premier was lucky to be "close to home" (actually an 8-hour flight - about the same as Bush's).
Bugliosi believes Bush deserves much more than impeachment and removal from office. He goes on to state that it is not necessary that Bush personally participated - vicarious liability arises from his leading a conspiracy (aka Charles Manson). In addition, Bush acted under reckless and wanton disregard for the consequences, and did so under false pretenses. However, he could be prosecuted only after leaving office.
The false pretenses attach to two issues - that Hussein did not present an "imminent" threat as implied, and Iraq was not working with Al Qaeda.
Is this all an academic exercise? I think not - Bugliosi also shows that every state has had soldiers killed in Iraq, thus providing an opportunity for 50 Attorneys General and any number of county prosecutors.
Finally, Bugliosi contends that the execution of the Iraq war couldn't have been worse - the previously referenced lack of planning and equipment, being caught totally flat-footed on 9/11, ignoring the Palestinian issue throughout his administration, opposing the 9/11 Commission's creation and impeding its work, and allowing Bin Laden to escape into Pakistan.
Bugliosi's credibility as a prosecutor is exemplary. Maybe he'll get the opportunity to prosecute Bush et al in 2009.
A refreshingly objective, logical, non-partisan (if unsettling) response to a heinous crime June 5, 2008
131 out of 145 found this review helpful
I highly recommend Vincent Bugliosi's new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder (Vanguard Press, 2008). Bugliosi is a highly admired prosecutor. He prosecuted the Manson family trials. He has never lost a murder conviction. He usually votes Democratic, though he supported McCain in 2000. He now offers an objective, factual, spin-free treatise on one of the greatest crimes in American history.
The reason that Bush, Rumsfield, Cheney and Rice went to war with Iraq is because George W. Bush simply wanted to go to war with Iraq. Just as Hitler was planning to go to war with Poland and France long before he became Chancellor of Germany, Bush was planning to go to war with Iraq long before he became President. Even though there was no connection between Iraq and the events of 9/11, that tragic event gave him the opportunity to sell his war dreams. Going to war had absolutely nothing to do with national security or any kind of imminent threat to the United States. It had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11 or Al Qaeda. In fact, the security of the United States has been considerably reduced as a result of Bush's adventure in Iraq. Therefore, the reason that the sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, siblings, best friends of thousands of Americans (and tens of thousands Iraqis) have had their intestines blown out of their bodies to be commingled with the pulverized brain tissue of the soldier sitting next to them in their unprotected, armor-free humvee is NOT because they bravely gave their lives for our country. It's because Bush lied to the country (and to the World), hid the truth and fabricated facts in order to satisfy his lust to go to war -- and have "fun" being a war-time President (at a cost that is now running over $1 Trillion in direct and indirect costs -- at time when Social Security is going bankrupt, health care coverage is not available for over 50,000,000 Americans, the economy is going south and the richest Americans are enjoying tax breaks).
Now, this is old news. You'd have to be either a fool, an ignoramus, in a coma or be a Fox News Channel viewer to be unaware of this. The facts are well documented and irrefutable. Just as volumes have been written about other recent criminal regimes (i.e., Pinochet, Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin -- even Sadaam Hussein who, while not a threat to America was a bloody despot), there is no dearth of published information about the crimes of the Bush regime. Bugliosi's book differs in that he asks the question, "so what are we going to do about it?" He answers the question with a well thought out, logical, objective, non-partisan and legally sound solution: some time after Bush leaves office, prosecute him for murder in each of the 50 States.
On the face of it, this may sound like a preposterous proposal: prosecute a U.S. President for a capital crime (actually, over 4,000 counts of that crime)?!? But he makes a very strong and logical argument for why it should be done. He follows this up with a legally sound explanation about how it can be done.
In this election year, we can look forward to a lot of partisan books and articles from both political parties. Mr. Bugliosi offers us a refreshing (if unsettling) break from partisanship and spin with his objective, factual and well documented arguments. He even anticipates many rebuttal arguments to his thesis and responds to them. The book is neither pro-right nor pro-left. It is pro-American. Not Republicans vs. Democrats but, rather, The United States of America vs. George Bush.
Before I read this book, I believed that prosecuting and convicting a U.S. President, regardless of the extent or heinousness of his crimes, would do more harm to the United States than good. Now that I have read the book, my thinking has changed. Here we have a man who is personally responsible for putting tens of thousands of innocent people into harm's way for no other reason than his own, personal desire to wage war -- laughing and talking about how much fun he is having while all this is going on. A man, who while Governor of Texas, would publicly make fun of condemned convicts when they asked for mercy or for a stay of execution. The Governor of a state that executes more prisoners than any other state. As much as I personally oppose capital punishment, I have to admit that it would be ironic and just to see this particular criminal strapped to a gurney, himself, awaiting the needle. (At least it would be a swift, probably relatively painless, death. Not the kind of death that our nation's sons and daughters experienced as their armor-free bodies were ripped to shreds and whatever could be recovered of their remains categorized at the mortuary as "unviewable.")
I strongly encourage all patriotic Americans to read this book -- then lend it to your friends.
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