NEW YORK - August 10 - At its seventh annual national convention in Austin, Texas, IVAW called for the prosecution of senior Bush administration officials for allegedly conspiring to manipulate intelligence in order to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
IVAW alleges that Bush administration officials conspired to create the perception that Saddam Hussein presented an imminent threat to the United States in order to bypass an uncooperative U.N. Security Council and secure a congressional Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq. The growing body of evidence, including testimony from British officials in the ongoing Chilcot Inquiry, indicates that Bush officials could be charged with criminal offenses against the United States and violations of international law for making false claims to national self-defense.
There are many war crimes being committed in Iraq/Afghanistan. And not just by the U.S. But after years of propaganda and right wing neo con governments the public seems to have completely lost its appetite for justice. Even torture generates no more than a yawn from the public and the mainstream media. Peacenik says bring the troops home now. And prosecute the criminals.
