UPDATE FROM THE KUALA LUMPUR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL

[James H. Fetzer]

All,

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal, of which Alfred Lambremont Webre, J.D., M.Ed. is a member, has delivered major verdicts and judgments against George W. Bush, Richard B. Cheney, and Donald H. Rumsfeld and their legal advisors for war crimes committed in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo.  Alfred and Constance Fogal, LLB, former leader of the Canadian Action Party, will be serving as judges during The Vancouver Hearings.  Given the virtually insurmountable legal obstacles that tend to defeat bringing war criminals to the bar of justice, we owe a tremendous debt to the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal and to Alfred for his participation.  This may to be as close as we have come to 9/11 justice.

Congratulations to Alfred and to the Tribunal!  For more about the proceeding and its findings, http://criminalisewar.org/?p=1040

Jim
UPDATES-COMPLETE NEWS COVERAGE - KUALA LUMPUR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL: BUSH, CHENEY, RUMSFELD & 4 LAWYERS CONVICTION AS WAR CRIMINALS - MAY 20, 2012.


Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal delivers verdict and judgment against GW Bush, RB Cheney, DH Rumsfeld and their lawyers for war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo, Cuba. May 11, 2012

ENFORCEMENT OF VERDICT FINDING BUSH, CHENEY, RUMSFELD & LAWYERS GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES
QUESTION: "What validity does this verdict have on the international community...how will the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal exercise a sentence, or is there a sentence?"


ANSWER: "You have asked an important question with an evolving answer. The Tribunal recommended that the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission forward the Tribunal's verdict and judgment, and trial record and evidence to (1) the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to (2) the United Nations and Security Council for their further action. The Tribunal also awarded reparations to the 5 Complainant War Crimes who were tortured by U.S. armed forces, and suggested that there may be national courts who will enforce this order for reparations, as has happened in other cases.  Now, this case, which was sustained since 2007 by a worldwide grassroots citizen's tribunal of conscience movement, proceeds to the ENFORCEMENT PHASE. The same grassroots movement can pivot and begin to actively approach the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and national courts (such as the courts which extradited, arrested, tried, convicted and imprisoned the Chilean war criminal (convicted of torture) Agusto Pinochet.  Thus this Enforcement Phase is now part of the flow of the citizen's tribunal of conscience movement and its legal and moral interactions with the ICC, the UN, and the national courts (for example, in Europe)."

VERDICT & JUDGMENT - COMPLETE NEWS COVERAGE - KUALA LUMPUR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL: BUSH, CHENEY, RUMSFELD & 4 LAWYERS CONVICTION AS WAR CRIMINALS - MAY 11, 2012.

1. Bush & Associates Found Guilty of Torture
http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=630404
2. VIDEO: Kuala Lumpur war tribunal finds Bush guilty of war crimes‎
http://presstv.com/detail/240721.html
3. FOREIGN POLICY JOURNAL: Bush Convicted of War Crimes in Absentia
http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/05/12/bush-convicted-of-wa...
4. Malaysian tribunal finds Bush guilty of war crimes
http://www.tehrantimes.com/world/97792-malaysian-tribunal-finds-bus...
5. Bush found guilty of war crimes
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20120...
6.BRUSSELLS TRIBUNAL: KL War Crimes Tribunal - 2nd War Crimes Hearing on Torture
http://www.brussellstribunal.org/KLWarCrimes2012.htm
7. UK EXPRESS: GEORGE BUSH 'GUILTY OF THE TORTURE'
"FORMER US President George W Bush and seven key members of his team have been found guilty of war crimes by a tribunal in Malaysia."
Article continues at:
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/319726/George-Bush-guilty-of-th...
8. Bush and Associates Found Guilty of Torture
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Bush-and-Associates-Found-by-Press...
9. Bush 'guilty of crimes of torture'
http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/bush-guilty-of-crimes-of-tortu...
10. VIDEO: GLOBALRESEARCH.CA - Kuala Lumpur War Tribunal Finds Bush Guilty of War Crimes‎
http://tv.globalresearch.ca/2012/05/kuala-lumpur-war-tribunal-finds...
11. Former President George Bush Convicted of War Crimes
http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=28147498133...
12. DIGITAL JOURNAL - NGO: Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld found guilty of war crimes
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/324868
13. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney Convicted Of War Crimes
http://skimthat.com/2099/george-w-bush-dick-cheney-convicted-of-war...
14. Shadow Court Finds Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld Guilty of War Crimes
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/111988.html
15. LIBERTARIAN REVIEW: George W. Bush Convicted of War Crimes, Can’t Leave U.S. Fearing Arrest
http://libertarianreview.us/2012/05/16/george-w-bush-convicted-of-w...
16. INTERNATIONAL LAW: Kuala Lampur Tribunal: Former US President Bush Guilty of War Crimes
http://internationallawobserver.eu/2012/05/18/kuala-lampur-war-crim...
17. POLITICUSUSA: How Power, Money and Corporate Influence Politicize Torture
http://www.politicususa.com/torture-high-political-food-chain.html
18. NATO & ICC: Power and accountability
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/51864/
19. Malaysian tribunal finds Bush guilty of war crimes
http://www.tehrantimes.com/world/97792-malaysian-tribunal-finds-bus...
20. VIDEO: Malaysian tribunal finds Bush guilty of war crimes
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/240721.html


CASE AGAINST BUSH & BLAIR (Nov. 22, 2011)
FOREIGN POLICY JOURNAL: Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal: Bush and Blair Guilty
by Richard Falk
November 30, 2011

http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/11/30/kuala-lumpur-war-cri...
NEWS COVERAGE OF BUSH, CHENEY, RUMSFELD & 4 LAWYERS CONVICTION AS WAR CRIMINALS - MAY 11, 2012.

1.Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal Commences Hearing on Bush for Crime of Torture
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=664356
2.Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal: Two Victims of Torture Give Evidence
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=630381
3. Malaysia puts Bush, Cheney on ‘trial’ for war crimes
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/240079.html
4. WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL: Kuala Lumpur Iraq War Crimes Hearings
7-12 May
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=30740
5. NGO ‘tries’ Bush, former US officials for ‘war crimes
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ngo-tries-bush-...
6. Tribunal Hears Witness Testimony of Terrific Tortures
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=630387
7. Tribunal Hears Iraqi Woman's Harrowing Account of Torture in Abu Ghraib Prison
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v6/newsgeneral.php?id=664680
8. US troops tortured me, ex-Iraqi detainee tells tribunal
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/World/Story/A1Story20120...
KL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL UPDATES
YOU CAN WATCH PROCEEDINGS LIVE ONLINE AT:
www.criminalisewar.org
9. War Crimes Committed under Bush's Orders, Prosecution Says
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=664938
10. U.S. Army used her as a "human shield"
http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/us-army-used-her-as-human-shie...
11. The United States in the dock - Part 1
http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/09-05-2012/121063-accusatio...
12. Bush and Associates authorized torture
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=630392

UPDATE: WATCH THE VERDICT AND FINAL JUDGEMENT OF THE KUALA LUMPUR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL
THURSDAY MAY 10, 2012 - MIDNIGHT, PACIFIC TIME
WATCH: www.criminalisewar.org
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13. War Crimes Tribunal Sets Tomorrow for Decision
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/newsgeneral.php?id=665281
14. VIDEO: KL War Crimes Tribunal pushes for Bush guilty verdict
http://presstv.com/detail/240414.html
15. "Flawed Opinion in Documents"
http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/flawed-opinions-in-documents-1...
16. Prosecution: Ex-US president sanctioned torture of prisoners
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/5/10/nation/1126293...
17. Prima Facie Legal Case Established Against Bush And Others
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=630396
18. DAY 2: KL War Tribunal Against G.W. Bush & 7 Others Hears Witness Testimonies of Horrific Tortures
http://thesantosrepublic.com/2012/05/day-2-kl-war-tribunal-against-...

[Thoth II]

excellent development, and only underscores how remiss the american legal system has been in upholding the rule of law.