Law School Dean Calls Conference to Plan Bush War Crimes Prosecution

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Boston 911 Truth announces further an exciting addition to the agenda:

http://9-11.meetup.com/290/calendar/8388720/?a=cv1c_grp

Vincent Bugliosi (Author of Prosecution of G.W. Bush for Murder) is appearing and that the conference will consider how to seek indictments and prosecutions in state and local courts. Also included is the topic of planning to "make the question of prosecutions an issue in the fall political campaign." This means that everyone can be involved in this effort in some way even if you cannot attend the conference.

(Recommended article: http://www.antiwarleague.com/_mgxroot/page_10687.html )

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War Crimes Conference This Weekend To Stream Live

Visit: http://free-pr-now.com/2008/09/09/war-crimes-conference-in-andover-ma-to-live-stream-on-the-net/

For More Information

Please, Please HELP US GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS BROADCAST. Forward this to all your friends and colleagues.

Jeff Demers

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Another live broadcast:

http://noliesradio.org/

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Empires Law, by Amy Bartholomew, one of the speakers at the conference.

Looks like a good book.

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Vince Bugliosi just started speaking.

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HOW TO HELP PROSECUTE BUSH FOR TWO MINUTES

    * Activism
    * Criminal Prosecution
    * Elections

By David Swanson

Vincent Bugliosi's best-selling book, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" may be about to become more than a book. A viable candidate for attorney general of Vermont has committed to appointing Bugliosi as special prosecutor to immediately indict Bush, Cheney, Rice, Tenet, et alia, if she is elected. Her name is Charlotte Dennett, and she and the future of the rule of law in the world need you to send every dime you can spare to her campaign.

Bugliosi struggled to find a publisher, despite his record of writing best-sellers, had to go out of the country to find a company that would make the audio version of the book, and his book has not been reviewed in a single major newspaper, although the New York Times wrote an article about the media blackout of this book (including by the New York Times) that had nonetheless become a New York Times bestseller. In fact, even those voices in the corporate media that people assume would have Vince on their shows (Maddow, Olbermann, Stewart, Colbert) have all refused. They love talking bad about Bush, but not suggesting that something might be done about it. They were the same way with impeachment. But inernational media outlets from around the world are intensely covering what Bugliosi and Dennett are doing and the prospect of seeing Bush indicted for murder.

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Letter from Dean Velvel:

    September 15, 2008


Dear Colleagues:

            I want to thank all the panelists and attendees at this weekend's Robert Jackson Conference on planning for the prosecution of war crimes.  I personally learned a lot, and I hope others did too.  The panelists were, of course, exceptionally knowledgeable, and the audience had many interesting suggestions to make as well as great energy.  So thank you all.

            The conference proceedings will be viewable shortly on a website; we will give you the website address just as soon as the conference is viewable.  DVDs will also be available for the cost of the seven DVDs it took to record the conference, plus the cost of mailing.  To obtain the DVDs, contact my assistant, Rosa, at rosa@mslaw.edu or (978) 681-0800.

            I know that many of you would like to keep in touch with each other, so we will send you a list of all persons who were at the conference.

            I will shortly set up a conference phone call of a group who will constitute a central committee, to determine which of many fine suggestions can be undertaken, to determine who, in particular, might carry out given suggestions, and to follow-up to be sure that things are actually being accomplished.  As said at the conference itself, the goal will be to engage in action, so that the conference will not have been, as one person so trenchantly put it, merely an exercise in self expression.

            I hope it will be possible to implement a large number of the suggestions which surfaced.  Before listing these suggestions, however, let me mention a point that was very striking and which underlies numerous of the suggestions:  There was a very high level of disbelief in the idea that one can depend on the federal government to take remedial action and a consequent belief in a need to work at the state, local and private levels.  Of course, there nevertheless were suggestions for actions at the federal level, but, as I say, the level of distrust of the federal government was very high.  Of course, this can hardly be said to be incomprehensible in view of what the federal government has done and not done over the last four decades or so..  It was also, by the way, a view held by many, if not most, of the framers and ratifiers of the Constitution, so the current disbelievers are in estimable company.

            The suggestions which surfaced at the conference included:

1. Working for the election of district attorneys who pledge to prosecute high level war criminals for murder under state law, and working for the reelection of district attorneys who pledge to prosecute such criminals for murder.

2. Working for the election of state attorneys general who pledge to prosecute high level war criminals for murder under state law.

3. Working for the election of local executive and legislative officials (e.g., city council members) in specified localities who will formally denounce war crimes and might even seek to take action against them, as apparently has occurred in Vermont.

4. Mandamus proceedings to force local prosecutors to act.  (This possibility needs to be researched.) 

5. Requesting state bar authorities to disbar the lawyers who were part of the executive cabal to authorize torture and other abuses that are crimes under international law, domestic law, or both.

6. Teach-ins at universities on the question of war crimes.

7. Asking universities to conduct hearings on whether certain individuals (e.g., John Yoo, Jack Goldsmith) should be dismissed from faculties for aiding and abetting criminal acts. 

8. A march of many thousands of American lawyers on the Department of Justice (a la Civil Rights or Viet Nam war marches or the million man march).  The purpose of the march would be to highlight lawyers' belief that crimes were committed and must be punished.

9. Seeking prosecutions of high level war criminals before foreign courts or before international tribunals such as the International Criminal Court.

10. Asking the next federal Attorney General to prosecute war criminals.

11. Seeking major congressional investigations of what occurred.

12. Obtaining inspector general reports of what was done in given federal departments like the Department of Justice, the Pentagon, the State Department, the CIA, etc.

13. A truth and reconciliation commission.

14. Impeachment, even after the culprits leave office. And, unless he resigns from the federal bench, Jay Bybee, who collaborated with John Yoo on the first torture papers, will still be in office after the election. 

15. Legislative or judicial action to dramatically cut back on, and sometimes totally eliminate, the present vast overuse by the federal government of the state secrets, executive privilege and other such doctrines.

16. Repeal of immunity amendments (which, even if not repealed, may have tremendous holes in them with regard to federal prosecutions, are unlikely to have any immunizing effect at the state level (though they may nonetheless be claimed as a defense), and whose only effect on foreign and international prosecutions would be to encourage them because these amendments indicate that the American federal government (like the governments of Argentina and Chile for many years, I gather) refuses to take action against federal criminals.

17. Resisting pardons, particularly advance pardons by Bush or the next president before there are convictions.  Research needs to be done on the pardon question. 

18. Creating an office of Chief Prosecutor (s), with Vince Bugliosi as Chief Prosecutor for domestic actions and perhaps a Co-Chief Prosecutor, with international prosecutorial experience, as Chief Prosecutor for foreign and international actions.  This office would handle prosecutions in which governmental officials are willing to use "our" designated chief prosecutor as the lead lawyer, and would advise governmental prosecutors who desire to handle the prosecutions themselves but are willing to use "our" chief prosecutor as an adviser.

19. Setting up an internet-accessible repository, or library, of information on the pertinent war crimes, so that persons will have ready access to all relevant information.  The repository, or library should be cross indexed by subject matter, and should include briefs, articles, books, memos, speeches, etc. -- anything that sheds light on what was done.

20. Considering what, if anything, can be done to overcome the current ineptitude, failure and sometimes even deliberate hiding of facts by the corporate mass media, and to consider how the web might be used to accomplish this.

As said, the central committee will consider which of these suggestions can most practically be pursued (the more of them the better), and we will then get back to you to ask certain people or groups if they are willing to undertake particular tasks.  If there are certain actions which you or your group would particularly like to work on, please do let me know in the next few days.

In conclusion, let me again thank all the panelists and attendees.  And let us now move on try to get things organized and done.

Sincerely yours,

Lawrence R. Velvel

    Convener of the Robert H. Jackson Conference

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Possible prosecution of Bush, et.al. for war crimes in Vermont if Charlotte Dennett elected Attorney General:

email from Susan Serpa with
post from Ralph Lopez

Put this TV ad on more stations in Vermont to elect Charlotte Dennett! www.DennettforAG.com

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtVZ8WYAJxo

Dear Patriots,

With time running short, your contributions to Charlotte now go to an
all-out media campaign in Vermont, with the ad that'll give the Bush
administration sleepless nights!  WATCH and if you think this
message is your message to Bush, please donate here (http://chardennett.org/donate.htm) 

This is a winnable race, and Vincent Bugliosi is
a winning prosecutor.  Bugliosi, who convicted Charles Manson, and who
has won 105 out of 106 felony trials, will be appointed Special
Prosecutor by Dennett if she is elected.  Vermont is a small state,
with the highest number of soldiers killed in Iraq, per capita, in the
nation.  Vermont is in the cradle of the American Revolution, is the
cradle of the Impeach Bush movement, and now, once again, is at the
forefront of the fight for liberty and the rule of law.  Your donation
will put this ad on Fox News, CNN Headlines, MSNBC, CNN, and other
stations all across Vermont.  Charlotte's campaign has met with a
tremendous response, and this ad will push her over the top.  If
you've ever wanted to see Bush administration officials brought to
justice, donate here now!

Elect Charlotte Dennett for Attorney General!  Prosecute Bush!

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From  Susan Serpa:
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Here is the link/download for the Dean Lawrence Velvel's recent interview to send to your local  radio station or any other media.  HE IS ON FIRE AND READY FOR PRIME TIME  MUST LISTEN!:  Larry is available for tv or radio interviews, I am his contact 617-599-5195.  Can somebody find Meet the Press and give us a contact?

Sue

Audio: http://ralphlopezworld.com/velvel.wma

full info: http://ralphlopezworld.com

We especially want to get him on Keith Olbermann, emails and MSNBC number here:

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Found this site on Bush prosecution:

http://www.prosecutegeorgebush.com/the-mission.php

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...and this site on the culprits: War Criminals Watch:

http://warcriminalswatch.org/index.php/the-culpable/36-the-culprits