John Yoo, while working for the Bush administration's Office of Legal Counsel, drafted legal memos which, some say, influenced the U.S.’s decision to legalize torture. He is currently a visiting professor at Chapman University School of Law, where the controversy continues.
Join us for a forum with Q & A examining • Whether Yoo is complicit in the commission of a war crime. • Whether torture is necessary for national security. • What is the impact on our basic human and civil rights. Speakers:Larry Everest, author of "Oil, Power & Empire", writer for Revolution newspaperAnn Fagan Ginger, president of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties InstituteTim Goodrich, Iraq Veterans Against the WarAmeena Qazi, staff attorney for Council on American-Islamic RelationsModerated by Michael Slate, host of KPFK's Tuesday edition of Beneath the Surface
Endorsed by: California Teachers for Academic Excellence Code Pink -OCMeiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute National Lawyers Guild Chapman University Student ChapterNational Lawyers Guild – LA Orange County Peace Coalition Patrick Henry Democratic ClubScientists Without Borders Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian-Universalist Church in AnaheimUS Federation of Scholars and ScientistsWestside Progressives World Can’t Wait - LA
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