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Bush Admin. Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity...
 Sat Feb 04, 2006 5:37 am
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International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity
Committed by the Bush Administration
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COMMISSION OFFICE: 212-941-8086
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PRESS ADVISORY
February 2, 2006
BUSH ADMINISTRATION GUILTY OF CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY SAYS COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY; ACTIVIST CONFRONTS RUMSFELD WITH VERDICT, SAYS "STEP DOWN!"
Today the Bush Administration was found guilty of war crimes and crimes
against humanity for invading Iraq, instituting torture and indefinite
detention, attacking efforts to control global warming and for
deliberately failing to prevent devastation and loss of life during Hurricane
Katrina.
These findings were released at the National Press Club by the
International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the
Bush Administration. The full text of can be found at
www.bushcommission.org.
Shortly after the findings were released, activist Heather Hurwitz
confronted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld with the Commission's verdict
during his press luncheon. Hurwitz, of World Can't Wait--Drive Out the
Bush Regime, declared Rumsfeld and The Bush Administration were guilty
of war crimes and crimes against humanity and that thousands were
gathering Saturday, February 4th in Washington to demand that they step
down. (www.worldcantwait.net)
Ms. Hurwitz was quickly removed by security personnel. After she was
led away, Rumsfeld joked, "We'll count her as undecided." When informed
of Rumsfeld's comment, Hurwitz said, "war crimes and crimes against
humanity are not joking matters. Rumsfeld's attitude typifies this
administration's brazen immorality and lawlessness, and this is why it must
step down."
Earlier, at the Commission's press conference, Ajamu Sankofa, Executive
Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility-NY and one of the
panel of jurists, stated "The historical significance of this tribunal is
that American citizens, civil society, is demonstrating courage to stand
up and speak its definition of the truth against a wholly orchestrated
system of deliberate deceptions."
"This commission is attempting to change the level of discourse," said
Abdeen Jabara, another panelist and former President of the
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. "We want people to understand Iraq is
not simply a war of choice but an actual war of aggression from which
flow certain legal consequences. Torture is often reported as 'abuse'
rather than torture. So we need to change the way these items are talked
about for people to face the fact of what this government is doing."
"The Commission is incredibly important for the future of the United
States and really the world, because it's the people of America that are
speaking to these very serious indictments," said panel member Ann
Wright, a former US diplomat and retired US Army Reserve Colonel. Former
CIA analyst Ray McGovern added, "Our German fore-bearers in the 1930s sat
around, blamed their rulers, said 'maybe everything's going to be
alright.' That is something we cannot do. I do not want my grandchildren
asking me years from now, 'why didn't you do something to stop all this?'"
Brig. General Janis Karpinski, former UK Ambassador Craig Murray, and
former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter, were among the 44 witnesses
presenting testimony at the Commission's two sessions. The Commission
will later issue detailed findings, accompanied by full documentation. |
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