Bush Commission
"When the possibility of far-reaching war crimes and crimes against humanity exists, people of conscience have a solemn responsibility to inquire into the nature and scope of these acts and to determine if they do in fact rise to the level of war crimes " from the Charter
International Commission of Inquiry On Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration --Preliminary Findings Released
Cover Letter [pdf] - Preliminary Findings [pdf]
Also on February 2, activist Heather Hurwitz interrupts Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at Press Club luncheon to announce he has been convicted as a war criminal.
For coverage, see Democracy Now!
Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, former commander of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq testifies on how the abuse of prisoners in U.S. custody originated at the highest levels.
Opening remarks by Michael Ratner
Opening remarks by Harry Belafonte
text of indictments
Participants included Harry Belefonte, Dr. Alan Berkman, Vanessa Brocato, Marjorie Cohn, Naina Dhingra, King Downing, Lindsey German, Ted Glick, Dahr Jamail, Janis Karpinski, C. Clark Kissinger, Chokwe Lumumba, Ray McGovern, Craig Murray, Barbara Olshansky, Michael Ratner, Scott Ritter, Jeremy Scahill, Ida Susser, David Swanson, Emma Lofton Woods, Beverly Wright, Daphne Wysham, and many others.
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Initiated by the Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience and endorsed by:
Center for Constitutional Rights, National Lawyers Guild, After Downing Street.Org and many others (see Charter)
Highlights from the 1st Session Oct, 2005
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