Ritter & Jamail to testify at Bush Crimes Commission

[understandinglife]

The Commission hearings will be held on January 20-22, 2006, at The Riverside Church and the Columbia University Law School in New York.

Scott Ritter is a former United Nations weapons inspector. In September 2002 he told officials that military action against Iraq was unjustified. Since he resigned from the UN weapons inspection team four years ago, Mr. Ritter has been the most outspoken critic of US policy towards Baghdad. He has argued that the inspection team, UNSCOM, was a nest of US spies and that Iraq was disarmed long ago.

Weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself. His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource and he is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets.

Imagine how things could be different if the millions, who are looking for clarity and ways to hear the truth spoken, connect with these hearings. In such circumstances the Commission becomes a key vehicle in changing the very terms of debate. Prominent witnesses, presenting compelling evidence, before a jury of conscience, expertise, and stature, can galvanize truths that change hearts and minds, and can deliver a powerful j’accuse right in Bush's “brave new homeland.”

You may register for the conference on-line at www.bushcommission.org

Peace.

[Jayhawk Lib]

1. Scott Ritter is a hero nt

[mom cat]

2. Dahr Jamail and Scott Ritter are courageous in their truth telling.

This should be a great conference.