Bush and Blair are invited:World Tribunal on Iraq June 24/27 - 2005
Since most media are silent on the matter:
World Tribunal on War Crimes in Iraq
Kansas City - infoZine Staff - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/arnqu
HOW THE WORLD CAN HELP AMERICANS HALT BUSH ADMINISTRATION WAR CRIMES
Washington, D.C. - Institute for Public Accuracy - infoZine - Brendan Smith is a lawyer and co-editor of the forthcoming book "In The Name Of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond." He said recently: "On May 17 a legal summons was delivered to U.S. and UK embassies in capitals around the world on behalf of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI).
The summons requested the attendance of President Bush and Prime Minister Blair to defend charges that they are in 'violation of common values of humanity, international treaties, and international law' for waging war in Iraq. The Istanbul session to which Bush and Blair are invited is the culminating tribunal of WTI's held in Paris, Tokyo, New York, and elsewhere around the world.
While the summons was signed by leading international figures, including international legal scholar Richard Falk and former UN Assistant Secretary General Dennis Halliday, President Bush's attendance is not anticipated."
Smith added: "In 1967, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell convened the International War Crimes Tribunal. The Tribunal was charged with conducting 'a solemn and historic investigation' of U.S. war crimes in Vietnam in order to 'prevent the crime of silence.'
Drawing on this tradition, the WTI -- composed of lawyers, former parliamentarians and judges, journalists, artists, and victims of U.S. aggression -- has held people's tribunals on multiple continents in order to compile 'a moral, political, and judicial record that contributes to build[ing] a world of peace and justice.'"
Taking its cue from the Russell Tribunal of the late 1960s, the 'World Tribunal on Iraq' is aimed at challenging the silence around the aggression against Iraq and seeking the truth about the war and occupation in Iraq. This will be a record of wrongs, violations and crimes as well as suffering, resistance and silenced voices.
This will be a process of listening, reflection, evaluation and informed judgement based on concrete evidence.
This will be a call to conscience and a call to act to preserve our futures.
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All the rest of the interesting information and the session of the World Tribunal on Iraq 23/27th of June in Istanbul Turkey you can find here - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/8bt7t
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US Television Network to Provide Global Broadcast of World
Tribunal on Iraq Marks Third Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq
June 24-27, 2005 from Istanbul Turkey - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/ddsjb
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World Tribunal on War Crimes in Iraq
Kansas City - infoZine Staff - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/arnqu
HOW THE WORLD CAN HELP AMERICANS HALT BUSH ADMINISTRATION WAR CRIMES
Washington, D.C. - Institute for Public Accuracy - infoZine - Brendan Smith is a lawyer and co-editor of the forthcoming book "In The Name Of Democracy: American War Crimes in Iraq and Beyond." He said recently: "On May 17 a legal summons was delivered to U.S. and UK embassies in capitals around the world on behalf of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI).
The summons requested the attendance of President Bush and Prime Minister Blair to defend charges that they are in 'violation of common values of humanity, international treaties, and international law' for waging war in Iraq. The Istanbul session to which Bush and Blair are invited is the culminating tribunal of WTI's held in Paris, Tokyo, New York, and elsewhere around the world.
While the summons was signed by leading international figures, including international legal scholar Richard Falk and former UN Assistant Secretary General Dennis Halliday, President Bush's attendance is not anticipated."
Smith added: "In 1967, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell convened the International War Crimes Tribunal. The Tribunal was charged with conducting 'a solemn and historic investigation' of U.S. war crimes in Vietnam in order to 'prevent the crime of silence.'
Drawing on this tradition, the WTI -- composed of lawyers, former parliamentarians and judges, journalists, artists, and victims of U.S. aggression -- has held people's tribunals on multiple continents in order to compile 'a moral, political, and judicial record that contributes to build[ing] a world of peace and justice.'"
Taking its cue from the Russell Tribunal of the late 1960s, the 'World Tribunal on Iraq' is aimed at challenging the silence around the aggression against Iraq and seeking the truth about the war and occupation in Iraq. This will be a record of wrongs, violations and crimes as well as suffering, resistance and silenced voices.
This will be a process of listening, reflection, evaluation and informed judgement based on concrete evidence.
This will be a call to conscience and a call to act to preserve our futures.
[endquote]
All the rest of the interesting information and the session of the World Tribunal on Iraq 23/27th of June in Istanbul Turkey you can find here - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/8bt7t
Mail - Url.: PRESS@worldtribunal.org
US Television Network to Provide Global Broadcast of World
Tribunal on Iraq Marks Third Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq
June 24-27, 2005 from Istanbul Turkey - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/ddsjb
FOREIGN PRESS FOUNDATION
http://tinyurl.com/3tro9
Editor : Henk Ruyssenaars
http://tinyurl.com/66dmo
The Netherlands
FPF@Chello.nl
FPF-COPYRIGHT NOTICE - In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107 - any copyrighted work in this message is distributed by the Foreign Press Foundation under fair use, without profit or payment, to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the information. Url.: http://liimirror.warwick.ac.uk/uscode/17/107.html
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