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- From: "Ulliana Stefano" <ulliana1 at tin.it>
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:52:07 +0200
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Subject: [IAC] 500 at War Crimes Tribunal Find Bush Guilty
> 500 at 'war crimes tribunal' find Bush guilty
>
>
> More than 500 people assembled in New York's Martin Luther
> King, Jr. Auditorium concluded the War Crimes Tribunal
> with a resounding unanimous vote of guilty, declaring the
> Bush administration guilty of war crimes, crimes against
> humanity, and crimes against peace.
>
> Declaring the Bush administration a criminal regime, this
> meeting, which drew speakers and participants from around
> the world, defended the right of GIs to resist illegal
> orders to fight against the people of Iraq, expressed
> solidarity with the Iraqi resistance and declared itself
> in solidarity with the upcoming Week of Resistance in New
> York City against the Republican National Convention.
>
> At the tribunal, eyewitnesses of events in Iraq, expert
> witnesses, organizers of tribunals in other countries, and
> GI resisters, veterans and their families testified to the
> facts regarding a series of 19 charges against the Bush
> administration in an indictment prepared by former U.S.
> Attorney General Ramsey Clark (see
> www.PeopleJudgeBush.org). Clark summarized the case and
> called for the guilty verdict.
>
> Tribunal organizers and political activists came from
> Japan, Germany, Turkey, Spain, India, Haiti and Palestine.
>
> A GI currently in Toronto, Canada, Brandon Hughey, sent a
> video message saying why he was refusing to return to
> Iraq. Gerry Condon, a Vietnam-era soldier who refused to
> oppress the Vietnamese and spent six years instead in
> Sweden and Canada, described the Canadian network to
> support GIs who refuse to kill Iraqis.
>
> To attend the tribunal, the audience and the organizers
> defied attempts throughout the previous week to make the
> auditorium unavailable and faced down an enormous police
> presence on the day of the hearing. The police set up
> security check point that many said was more intense than
> what they experienced when boarding a plane. Entrance
> included body scans, bag checks, and a massive police
> presence. Tribunal organizers were charged thousands of
> dollars extra fees for "security."
>
> The Tribunal went forward despite the oppressive
> atmosphere and attempts by the Bush and Bloomberg
> administration to criminalize and shut down dissent in the
> city. Rather than being shut down, the Tribunal expressed
> a determination to confront the City and police
> restrictions, and to be in the streets and in Central
> Park.
>
> Tribunal organizers joined a news conference Aug. 27 at
> City Hall to defend the rights of protesters and to
> support the right of people to go to Central Park despite
> Mayor Bloomberg's refusal to grant permits.
>
> The tribunal was the first major action of the week of
> resistance against the Republican National Convention.
> Tribunal organizers said they wanted to give a clear
> anti-war message during the protests. People attending the
> tribunal picked up signs to take into the streets with a
> picture of Bush and the words, "Guilty of War crimes."
>
> Tribunal organizer Sara Flounders of the International
> Action Center said, "We will be in the streets non-stop
> protesting the Bush policies of war and occupation of
> Iraq. But shortly after the RNC, we expect to have videos
> and documents of the entire Tribunal available. I invite
> those interested in a record of this powerful testimony to
> contact us."
>
> Flounders appealed to the tribunal supporters regarding
> the latest repressive steps. "Due to the enormous expenses
> and extra charges involved in the tribunal and in
> maintaining a resistance center at the International
> Action Center office this week, and in continuing to
> mobilize resistance, we appeal to people to contribute at
> http://www.peoplejudgebush.org/donate.
>
> Iraq War Crimes Tribunal
> Thursday, August 26
> call 212-633-6646 for more information
> http://www.PeopleJudgeBush.org for more information
> Contribute to the War Crimes Tribunal:
> http://www.PeopleJudgeBush.org/donate.shtml
>
>
>
> The International Action Center
> http://www.iacenter.org
> mail to:iacenter at iacenter.org
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