The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 372
Sampling of public opinion 011 the Gulf War • The U. S. intentionally bombed indiscriminately throughout Iraq. • The U. S. . . . used excessive force, killed soldiers seeking to surrender and in disorganized individual flight, often unarmed and far from any combat zones and randomly and wantonly killed Iraqi soldiers and destroyed material after the cease fire. • The U. S. used prohibited weapons capable of mass destruction and inflicted indiscriminate death and unnecessary suffering. . . The other crimes include corrupting and exploiting United Nations functions "as a means of securing power to commit crimes against peace and war crimes" war against the environment and a campaign of media control and misinformation. Only by knowing the true nature of Operation Desert Storm can similar wars be prevented. You can learn more by sending for the video Nowhere to hide, with Ramsey Clark filmed on the ground during the bombing, or for other books, papers, videos and reports on the tribunal's findings. For information, write to International War Crimes Tribunal, 36 East 12 St. 6th floor, New York, N. Y. 10003 (212 254-5386) • By: Tom Harper is a Toronto author and broadcaster. PORTIONS OF THE VERDICT. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL NEW YORK. USA "A 22-member War Crimes Tribunal representi ng the people of five continents concluded 12 months of gatheri ng and reviewing evidence. Before a public meeti ng in New York Feb 29, 1992, they found George Bush and others in his administration guilty of 19 charges of war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity for U. S. conduct before, duri ng and after the war against Iraq. Some past tribunals have punished the losers in a war. Others have exposed aggression from afar. For the first time an international independent investigati ng commission brought charges from right within the country responsible for the war, and 372