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Event 

Title:
Rally Against War Crimes
When:
05.28.2009 - 05.28.2009 14.00 - 16.00
Where:
Harvard Square - Cambridge
Category:
Community Events

Description

Come in your Orange jumpsuit, bring your black hoods. Take a Sharpie and write on the back "Prosecute Bush Officials for War Crimes".

Are you aware that Douglas Feith is a Belfer Center Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government? Harvard now has a responsibility to revoke the fellowship. Mr. Feith was one of the six alleged war criminals named in the case by the Spanish court headed by magistrate Baltasar Garzon (who, by the way, also prosecuted former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet). The charge is that all six sanctioned torture. Feith admits he "played a major role" in Bush's Feb. 7, 2002 memo suspending the Geneva Conventions for detainees at Gitmo.  As Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Douglas Feith spearheaded the Counter Terrorism Evaluation Group and the Office of Special Plans which was instrumental in drawing up documents that explained the supposed ties between Saddam and al Qaeda. Now it is well known there was no connection, the "facts" making the connection were orchestrated and the reason for going to war in Iraq (that Saddam Hussein was an eminent threat to the US) was a lie.

Please contact Dean David Ellwood, 617-495-1122, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and ask why the Kennedy School would list an accused war criminal as a visiting scholar.  Suspension at the very least is warranted.

The May 28th rally in Cambridge is being organized to coincide with the Pentagon court-ordered release of torture photos, thanks to the FOIA lawsuit won by the ACLU. If you would like to help or for further info, contact War Criminals Watch, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or 866-973-4463.

Venue

Venue:
Harvard Square
Street:
Massachusetts Avenue
ZIP:
02138
City:
Cambridge
State:
MA