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Okay technically this isn't the true smoking gun.. BUT this is still enough evidence to have this criminal dragged(by the legal system of course) from office and thrown in dark dank hole, or wherever else you throw war criminals?

Bush Trial Evidence Piece 1

Admittedly in the UK you just have a vote of no confidence, he (or she), is removed from office, and at the same time criminal proceedings can be brought. You guys need to impeach him, and any of his friends who are protecting him (Nancy Pelosi for example)

Now is your time America, give those soldiers who have been slaughtered, maimed and brutalised by this man's actions a sense of justice. Give the world a reason to believe you are a country of justice, of law, of idealism again.

(Found via Stupid Evil Bastard)

Its now approaching a day commemorated for peace.

I'm sure some worry, as usual the weapon builders because of reduced sales, and the right wing christians due to world peace is a harbinger of the apocalypse to them...oh well.

For the rest of you, even if you can't go to an event, it wouldn't hurt to meditate, muse, or even just think a bit extra about peace.

If you are more interested please check out the website for the group behind the idea.

Found via the http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/

For those of you who don't know about the situation of women in Saudi Arabia, shame on you for being ignorant. For those of you who do, congratulations on being a passable attempt of a world citizen. For those women in Saudi Arabia, don't take no for an answer, its time to take to the open road, they don't have enough police to stop all of you at once!

Apparently new guidelines have been approved in the uk that allow Doctors to opt out three procedure areas. Abortions, Contraceptive Services and Withdrawing life sustaining treatment.

While initially i might have supported the later i have since changed my mind.

A Doctor is someone with inordinate levels of knowledge and ability trusted to help people in the comunity. It is unreasonable for them to force their backwards views on others.

Abortion may be viewed as wrong by some, but the vast majority have accepted it is a fundamental right of a woman to have control over her uterus.

Contraception should never be refused when asked for. There is no civilised justification for withholding contraception.

The ultimate duty of a doctor is to respect a patient's wishes and this includes ending treatment when asked by the patient.

Each of these functions are within the purview of a Doctor's profession. I'm not asking Doctors to perform euthanasia, but i expect them to treat religion as is accepted in the UK, you leave it outside your office and act professionally.

If a doctor does not wish to act like a doctor, then they should not be a doctor.

We should not adjust our practices because of backwards and unethical views promoted by zealots.