by Debra Sweet
At 2 p.m. meet on grass across from The Corner at the University of Virginia for a funk the war march.
At 3 p.m. meet in front of Minor Hall at UVA for a rally to protest John Yoo, who speaks in Minor Hall at 3:30.
Print flyer, and find map of locations and directions:
http://afterdowningstreet.org/yooincville
About John Yoo:
At the U.S. Dept. of Justice, John Yoo authored and coauthored memos authorizing aggressive war (including the Sept 25, 2001, and probably the Oct. 23, 2002, memos) as well as warrantless spying, torture, and indefinite detention, giving presidents powers to violate laws. Yoo claimed in 2005 that a president has the right to crush a child’s testicles. The Dept. of Justice found that Yoo "committed intentional professional misconduct" in a report that quotes Yoo claiming a president can order a village massacred. Spain is seeking to indict Yoo but is facing strong resistance from the White House.
Aggressive wars, torture, lawless imprisonment, and warrantless spying are continuing because Yoo and his co-conspirators have not yet been prosecuted. And they are not being prosecuted because the new president is continuing the crimes. We must raise our voices for the rule of law.
Yoo does not deny his crimes, but claims power on behalf of a president to commit them in a time of war. But war is the supreme crime, and Yoo has the blood of over a million Iraqis and Afghans on his hands. We should give Yoo what he has helped deny to thousands: a fair trial.