Bush on Trial in New York This Weekend
Is the Bush Administration guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity? Even raising this question has been ruled out of order and out of bounds in the U.S. today, but on January 20-22 in NYC an unprecedented citizens Commission of Inquiry will ask -- and seek to answer -- exactly these questions and alter the terms of debate about this government.
Internationally-known expert witnesses and whistleblowers from the US and UK will testify in five areas: war, torture, global environment, global health (AIDs and reproductive rights), and the administration’s response to Katrina. Witnesses and judges include former commander of Abu Ghraib prison Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, former British ambassador Craig Murray (quoted today by Al Gore) who exposed US use of torture in Uzbekistan, Scott Ritter, Dennis Brutus, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern, Dahr Jamail, Guantanamo prisoners’ lawyer Michael Ratner, David Swanson, Katrina survivors, former US diplomat and retired US Army Reserve Colonel Ann Wright.
Indictments from the Commission’s first session were delivered to the White House on January 10 by a delegation including Ray McGovern who told the press: "Back in the '30s the Germans hunkered down and hoped that Hitler and the Nazis would just go away. They didn't do the kind of thing
. Unlawful wiretapping and spying, Iraq and the torture and detentions, and on and on. This can't go down unopposed." Ann Wright on the Tribunal: "These are indictments that will ultimately bring down this administration."
The Commission is open to the public. Friday/Saturday sessions are at Riverside Church, Sunday session at Columbia Law School. More info:
http://www.bushcommission.org
Tell the media to cover this news:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1084
CONTACT THE CABLE SHOWS
Submitted by davidswanson on Fri, 2005-07-29 10:07. Activism
Please politely and concisely, and IN YOUR OWN WORDS, request coverage of THIS STORY from:
MSNBC
Phone: (201) 583-5000 or (201) 585-2622
Countdown with Keith Olbermann countdown@msnbc.com
Hardball with Chris Matthews hardball@msnbc.com
MSNBC Reports with Joe Scarborough msnbcreports@msnbc.com
Scarborough Country joe@msnbc.com
Imus in the Morning Imus@msnbc.com
Buchanan and Press buchananandpress@msnbc.com
CNN
Email
Phone: 404-827-1500
Fox News Channel
Email
Phone: (212) 301-3000
Special Report with Brit Hume: Special@foxnews.com
FOX Report with Shepard Smith: Foxreport@foxnews.com
The O'Reilly Factor: Oreilly@foxnews.com
Hannity & Colmes: Hannity@foxnews.com, Colmes@foxnews.com
On the Record with Greta: Ontherecord@foxnews.com
USE YOUR OWN WORDS when you phone or write. If they get the same exact message from more than one person, that hurts us rather than helping us.
NOW PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1084