War Crimes

1967 International War Crimes Tribunal on Vietnam + Sabra and Chatila

Vietnam War Crimes

1966-67 International War Crimes Tribunal initiated by Bertrand Russell

The United States in Vietnam 1944-66: Origins and Objectives of an Intervention: by Gabriel Kolko    (11/05/2004)

The United States in Vietnam 1944-66: Origins and Objectives of an Intervention The intervention of the United States in Vietnam is the most important single embodiment of the power and purposes of American foreign policy since the Second World War, and no ... more (15024 words) »

Technical Aspects of Fragmentation Bombs : by Jean-Pierre Vigier    (11/05/2004)

In Vietnam the Americans are utilizing a new type of anti-personnel arm based on the following principle: a hollow metallic envelope into which are cast certain projectiles such as ball-bearing-like pellets, needles, etc., numbering into the hundreds. ... more (909 words) »

Report from North Vietnam: by Malcolm Caldwell    (11/05/2004)

I arrived in Hanoi on the evening of 30 December 1966. The following afternoon I inspected bomb damage in Hanoi. This was the result of raids on 2, 13 and 14 December 1966. We were informed that some 450 bombs had been dropped altogether in the course of ... more (3092 words) »

Report from Cambodia and North Vietnam: by Tariq Ali    (11/05/2004)

We spent the first few days in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, speaking to government leaders.... Then we went to Svay Rieng where, after meeting with the provincial governor, we were taken to the border at Bave - this is the border with South Vietnam ... more (1454 words) »

Foreword: by Noam Chomsky    (09/05/2004)

"We are not judges. We are witnesses. Our task is to make mankind bear witness to these terrible crimes and to unite humanity on the side of justice in Vietnam." With these words, Bertrand Russell opened the second session of the International War Crimes ... more (7003 words) »

After Pinkville: by Noam Chomsky    (09/05/2004)

On 15 October 1965, an estimated 70,000 people took part in large-scale anti-war demonstrations. The demonstrators heard pleas for an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and for a serious commitment to negotiations, in response to the negotiation offers ... more (8137 words) »

Speech to the First Meeting of Members of the War Crimes Tribunal, London, 13 November 1966¹: by Bertrand Russell    (09/05/2004)

Allow me to express my appreciation to you for your willingness to participate in this Tribunal. It has been convened so that we may investigate and assess the character of the United States’ war in Vietnam.      The Tribunal has no ... more (451 words) »

Aims of the Tribunal agreed at the Constituting Session, London, 15 November 1966: by International War Crimes Tribunal    (09/05/2004)

We constitute ourselves a Tribunal which, even if it has not the power to impose sanctions, will have to answer, amongst others, the following questions: Has the United States Government (and the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and South Korea) ... more (414 words) »

Inaugural Statement: by Jean-Paul Sartre    (09/05/2004)

Our Tribunal was formed, on the initiative of Lord Bertrand Russell, to decide whether the accusations of ‘war crimes’ levelled against the government of the United States as well as against those of South Korea, New Zealand and Australia, ... more (1938 words) »

Outline of the General Introductory Report: by Leon Matarasso    (09/05/2004)

After a brief introduction recalling the origins, the composition, the competence and the procedures of the Tribunal, the report contains two parts: The rules of law which apply. The crimes charged. Part 1: The rules of law which apply Crimes against the ... more (2557 words) »

Middle East War Crimes

Sabra and Shatila: by Noam Chomsky    (11/05/1998)

Account the Sabra and Shatila Massacre and Israeli Air Strikes on Beirut Excerpted from the The Fateful Triangle. This book can be purchased online from Common Courage Press. 5 War is Peace On June 6, 1982, a massive Israeli expeditionary force began the ... more (12855 words) »