Audio clips below.
The Bush Crimes Commission Campus Tour returned to UC Berkeley to kick off the West Coast leg of the tour on May 3rd.
A crowd of 350- 400
people attended the Bush Crimes Commission event that brought together
a powerful group of whistle blowers, government defectors and speakers
who all spoke to (1) acts the Bush Administration has committed that
shock the conscience and rise to the level of crimes of humanity and
(2) why these need to be the terms of the debate, very broadly
throughout society.
Larry Everest, author of ‘Oil, Power, and
Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda’, made a very compelling case
for war crimes and crimes against humanity to frame and fuel the
discussion in society and for this to provide a moral imperative to ACT
in forms of massive and courageous acts of resistance. Larry
Everest can be heard by clicking here.
When
a UC Berkeley student and World Can’t Wait organizer introduced the
event, he was showered with a loud response of ‘YESSSS!!!’ from the
audience, when he read the name of the tour; ‘ Speaking the
Unspeakable: Is the Bush Regime Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against
Humanity?’
Daniel Ellsberg, author of ‘ The Pentagon Papers’
joined the panel and provided a comprehensive and insightful talk
on U.S war moves toward Iran. His speech can be heard here.
The
entire event, including an introduction by a UC Berkeley student who
works with World Can’t Wait- Drive out the Bush Regime, Craig Murray
and Janis Karpinsky is also available in audio form. [stream audio here]
In the aftermath of a very powerful demonstration at Stanford University
where over 1,000 students forced President Bush to move the location of
his meeting with fellows at Stanford’s Hoover Institute, the Bush
Crimes Commission tour drew 250 students and professors to hear from
Craig Murray, Janis Karpinsky and Craig Murray. More news on the
Stanford event and upcoming tour dates coming soon.