JUSTICE War Criminals: Arrest Warrants Requested for Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Tenet, Rice and Gonzales at the International Criminal Court
Francis A. Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign, has filed a Complaint with the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) in The Hague against U.S. citizens George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice, and Alberto Gonzales (the "Accused") for their criminal policy and practice of "extraordinary rendition" perpetrated upon about 100 human beings...[which] constitute Crimes against Humanity in violation of the Rome Statute establishing the I.C.C. [more]. [Full text of Complaint]
Update, 1/25/10 Complaint received and docketed
Call for action Contact the Hague to insist they proceed with a criminal investigation:
The Honorable Luis Moreno-Ocampo / Office of the Prosecutor / International Criminal Court / Post Office Box 19519 / 2500 CM, The Hague / The Netherlands
Tel 31-70-515-8515 Fax 31-70-515-8555 Email here
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2/6/10 Why We Can't Afford to Let Obama Give Bush's War Criminals a Free Pass, By Charlotte Dennett
ESSAY The People's State of the Union, by Kevin Gosztola
"Activists, advocates for social justice, defenders of freedom, and people of the United States: Every now and then it is appropriate for the people to take a look at themselves and assess their situation; to note the suffering and injustice in their communities and to consider the power they hold as individuals to speak out and act in a struggle for a world more conducive to humanity...." [more]
ESSAY The Sorry State of the Union, by Robert Scheer
"The state of the union is just miserable, no matter how President Obama sugarcoats it. He will claim that progress has been made in stabilizing the markets, increasing national security and advancing toward meaningful health care reform, but he will be wrong on all three counts...." [more]
ACTIONS & EVENTS
MARCH 2010
Sat. 3/13 onwards Peace of the Action Tent City (Camp Out Now) on the Ellipse with workshops and trainings
Fri. 3/19 ANSWER Coalition action/outreach.
Sat. 3/20 National March on Washington
APRIL 2010
End US Wars Teach-In (date & location TBA)
WAR PROPAGANDA: To understand how to end wars, we must understand how they are started
End US Wars calls upon our fellow war resisters to become disablers of war party mentality. To do this, we have to confront war propaganda.
Below left, long-time peace activist Dr. Graeme MacQueen, Professor of Religious Studies and founding director of the Centre for Peace Studies, McMaster University in Toronto, Canada, explains how he became aware of the "fraudulent trigger incident" (referring to 9/11) that allowed the American public to accept the October 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, which had been planned months in advance.
The 36-minute video presents a "Challenge to the Peace Movement" delivered by Professor MacQueen on September 13, 2009 at a conference in New York City. It is especially relevant now, following the attempted airline bombing incident on December 25 and the repeated media reports blaming al Qaeda in Yemen.
See also:
1/8/10 "Conspiracy or Cock Up?" White House Reaction to Ersatz Bomber by Michael Collins
1/25/10 Flight 253 Cover-Up: "No Smoking Gun" Claims Undercut by New Disclosures by Tom Burghardt
2/2/10 Officials Warn al Qaeda 'Certain' to Try Attack Soon, The Wall Street Journal
MacQueen: [at 31:15] " ... I watched the official
narrative dissolve before my eyes in two or three days.
I want to offer that same challenge to the rest of the
peace movement. This is important. How can you claim
to understand war if you don't understand the events
that trigger it?"
Commentary
2/5/10 The Peace Movement versus the 9/11 Truth Movement, by Barrie Zwicker
5/26/04 Blueprint for World Domination, by Bruce K. Gagnon
WELCOME! Who We Are and Who We Are Not
Hello Friends,
Thank you for your interest in our organization.
We came together in early November 2009 to oppose and end US wars. Our rally on December 12, which included over twenty speakers and four presidential candidates, was considered an historic occasion by the many hundreds in attendance that day in front of the White House, as well as the tens of thousands who have since followed us on the Internet, here and abroad.
Our distinguished speakers have been recognized for their lasting contributions to the peace movement worldwide. At our "NO YOU CAN'T!" anti-war rally, they delivered crucial messages to the American public and to the international community, in response to President Obama's call for intensified warfare in Afghanistan.
We ask for your participation and greatly appreciate your involvement in our organization. Together, we believe we are beginning to help shape a newly invigorated anti-war movement in this country. Our website will soon be expanding to include a blog and other ways to become more actively involved.
Our goals, which are clearly stated on our website, are non-ideological and non-partisan. We do not recognize, support or endorse any particular political party or candidate. What we are organized to provide is an inclusive forum among peace and justice groups, as well as political organizations, with a singular focus against these wars, as you will see by our demands and purpose. Our aim and our responsibility is simply moral: to end US wars – nothing more, nothing less.
Thank you,
Laurie Dobson
Director, EndUSWars.org
December 23, 2009
EMERGENCY ANTI-ESCALATION RALLY
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 • 11am-4pm • Washington DC
Thanks to everyone who joined us for this momentous rally!
Click here for archive of original page, all videos and related links.
Historic occasion: Four former US presidential candidates unite to oppose President Obama's war.
(Photo above, L to R: Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney, Mike Gravel.
With Laurie Dobson, director of End Us Wars.)
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