Drivers and pilots, watch out !

That is, if you happen to drive the limos or pilot the airplanes occupied by Messrs. Bush or Cheney during their presidential and vice-presidential mandates, you might find yourself in a pickle a few months from now. As a reassurance, this could only happen if your bosses are suddenly prosecuted and found guilty for war crimes associated with the invasion of Iraq and its ensuing bloody war. Just yesterday, as a panel of six military officers convicted Osama bin Laden’s former driver of one war crime; namely, providing material support for terrorism. This obviously set a grim precedent for you if one or both of your chiefs were placed on a hot spot after their term comes to an end. Sure it would take a military commission trial to expose you to a possible life term. However, I doubt that our two leaders will receive the full “Gitmo” treatment, which might mean a much lesser exposure for you. The good news however is that Salim Ahmed Hamdan was acquitted of conspiracy, the more serious of the two charges he faced. If you find yourself on the bench having to defend yourself, just look at the bright side; first, realize that you won’t risk a death sentence and that you should have accumulated enough material to write a great best seller that any one may enjoy while some of the protagonists get in the “shade” for a while… Is this story “far-fetched?” Perhaps, but it’s quite consistent with the “kangaroo court” decision handed over Mr. Hamdan.