Malik Rahim Demands Inquiry into Hurricane Katrina Deaths and Amnesty for “Looters”

Inspired by the Not in Our Name Statement of Conscience, a panel of jurors gathered on Friday and Saturday to put the Bush administration’s policies to the test of international law and a jury of conscience. The tribunal focused on four categories: Wars of aggression, torture and indefinite detention, destruction of the global environment and attacks on global public health - with an emphasis on the AIDS epidemic.

Day Two of the tribunal focused solely on the administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina. The hearing consisted primarily of eyewitness testimony from victims of Katrina, together with accounts from rescue workers, and testimony from experts on the Bush administration’s actions and policies before, during, and after the Katrina disaster. Today we are going to spend the hour hearing the testimony from the Bush crimes commission, but first we are joined in our studio by one of those who spoke before the tribunal - Malik Rahim.

* Malik Rahim, veteran of the Black Panther Party in New Orleans. For decades he has worked as an organizer of public housing tenants both there and in San Francisco. He recently ran for New Orleans City Council on the Green Party ticket.

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