The Un-American Way: The Kafkaesque Case of Khalid El-Masri
International Law is US Law Too (The JURIST, November 19, 2006)
Citizen's Hearing On the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq: The Case of Lt. Ehren Watada - January 20-21, 2007 - Tacoma, Washington
Lt. Ehren Watada Citizen's Hearing in Tacoma January 20-21, 2007 video
ON-LINE VIDEO IN TWO PARTS
"In an unprecedented two-day Citizens' Hearing held over January 20-21, 2007, more than 600 citizens joined a distinguished tribunal panel in listening to testimony about the legality of the US invasion of Iraq. The Citizens' Hearing on the Legality of U.S. Actions in Iraq was convened to present evidence that Lt. Ehren Watada would have presented in his February 5 court martial on the question that the military ruled barred from entry (on Jan. 16) - the question of the Iraq War's legality. Lt. Watada has repeatedly asserted that because the Iraq War is illegal, it is his duty to refuse orders to deploy. He is the Army's first commissioned officer to take such a stand." For complete details on the Citizens' Hearing, please see: http://www.WarTribunal.org For updates on Lt. Watada, please see: http://www.thankyoult.org
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PART 1
http://community.freespeech.org/node/4853/play
Tribunal testifiers:
* Geoffrey Millard -- 8 years in Army National Guard; awarded 13 medals;
* Harvey Tharp -- Former U.S. Navy Lieutenant and JAG stationed in Iraq;
* Daniel Ellsberg -- Military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers in the Vietnam War;
* Richard Falk -- Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University;
* Benjamin G. Davis -- Assoc. Prof. of Law, University of Toledo; expert on law of war;
* Ann Wright -- Retired Army Colonel and State Department official;
* Denis Halliday -- Former UN Assistant Secretary-General, coordinated Iraq humanitarian aid.
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PART 2
http://community.freespeech.org/node/4855/play
Tribunal testifiers:
* Marjorie Cohn-- National Lawyers' Guild President; Thomas Jefferson law school (video)
* Darrell Anderson --Army 1st Armored Division in Baghdad & Najaf; awarded Purple Heart;
* Chanan Suarez-Diaz --Former Navy hospital corpsman; Purple Heart and valor commendation;
* Antonia Juhasz --Policy-analyst and author on U.S. economic policies in Iraq;
* Dennis Kyne --15 years as Army medic & drill sergeant; trained in NBC warfare;
* John Burroughs --Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Policy Executive Director.
--from Pepperspray Productions video
(not by Citizens' Hearing committee)
Watada Tacoma Citizens' Hearing Preliminary Report
The Preliminary Report of the Tacoma Citizens' Hearing of January 20-21, 2007 is available off of www.WarTribunal.org at http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/REPORT.pdf
The International Law parts (Falk, Crimes against the peace speaking to the UN authorization issue among other things; Davis, crimes against humanity and war crimes and other things; Ellberg, on many things; Boyle and Cohn video testimony) are available at the following pages:
RICHARD FALK 41 - Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University
BENJAMIN G. DAVIS 44 - Associate Professor of Law University of Toledo; expert on law of war
DANIEL ELLSBERG 47 - Military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers in the Vietnam War
FRANCIS BOYLE 50 - Professor of International Law at University of Illinois (video)
MARJORIE COHN 52 - National Lawyers’ Guild President; Thomas Jefferson School of Law (video)
