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>Press Advisory-- For IMMEDIATE RELEASE

>

>Tuesday - September 19, 2006, 3PM

>

>17 ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO SERVE BUSH COMMISSION

>VERDICT ON BUSH AT U.N. " YOU ARE GUILTY OF WAR

>CRIMES. "

>

>Press Contact: Larry Everes t at 718-825-9119

>

>Shortly after noon, right as Bush stepped to the

>podium to deliver his speech at the U.N. General

>Assembly, a line of 13 anti-Bush activists stretched

>across 44th Street at 1st Avenue chanting " Arrest

>Bush, " " Bush is a War Criminal " , " Bush Step Down. "

>Within minutes 16 were arrested in front dozens of

>press crews.

>

>The civil disobedience action was organized by the

>Bush Crimes Commission (www.bushcommission.org) and

>World Can't Wait-Drive Out the Bush Regime

>(www.worldcantwait.org). Protesters included a former

>State Dept. official, a priest, military families,

>Iraq veterans, students, humanists, and others. They

>were attempting to serve Bush with the Bush Crimes

>Commission's Verdict of GUILTY of war crimes and

>crimes against humanity. Several protestors were

>assaulted by the police and are still in jail. They

>stated:

>

> " We have come to the United Nations today to engage in

>non-violent civil disobedience. We demand the war on

>Iraq end immediately. We oppose any attack on Iran. We

>declare to the world that President George W. Bush has

>been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against

>humanity. He does not speak for us.

>

> " These crimes must come to a halt. As the Not In Our

>Name Statement of Conscience (Jan. 2005) said: 'It is

>our responsibility to stop the Bush regime from

>carrying out this disastrous course. We believe

>history will judge us sharply should we fail to act

>decisively.' "

>

>Arrestees included:

>* Ann Wright. one of three State Department officials

>to publicly resign in protest of the Iraq war

>* Elaine Brower, mother of U.S. Marine stationed in

>Fallujah and a spokesperson for World Can't Wait-Drive

>Out the Bush Regime (www.worldcantwait.org)

>* Fr. Luis Barrios of St. Mary's Episcopal Church

>* C. Clark Kissinger, convener of the International

>Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity

>Committed by the Bush Administration

>(www.bushcommission.org)

>* Beth Lamont, the American Humanist Association's UN

>representative

>

>Their action follows the delivery to the White House

>on September 13 of the Verdict from the Bush Crimes

>Commission. The Commission found the Bush

>administration guilty of crimes against humanity on

>five counts. A few days later, Bob Herbert wrote:

> " One of the biggest concerns of the administration is

>the possibility of evidence emerging that could lead

>to charges of war crimes against high-ranking

>officials. " (NYT, 9/18)

>

>Many of the CD participants are calling national

>protests across the country on October 5, which will

>be the subject of a full-page ad sponsored by World

>Can't Wait in Wednesday's USA Today.