In 2006, Slobodan Milosevic died in prison in the Hague during a four-year marathon trial for war crimes. John Laughland was one of the last Western journalists to meet with him. Laughland had followed the trial from its beginning and wrote extensively on it in the Guardian and the Spectator, challenging the legitimacy of the Yugoslav Tribunal and the hypocrisy of "international justice."
In this short book, Laughland gives a full account of the trial---the longest trial in history---from the moment the indictment was issued at the height of NATO's attack on Yugoslavia to the day of Milosevic's mysterious death in custody. "International justice" is supposed to hold war criminals to account, but---as the trials of both Milosevic and Saddam Hussein show---the indictments are politically motivated and the judicial procedures are irredeemably corrupt. Laughland argues that international justice is an impossible dream and that such show trials are little more than propaganda exercises designed to distract attention from the war crimes committed by Western states.

Travesty: The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic and the Corruption of International Justice

Biographies & Memoirs

Clark, Ramsey

LAUGHLAND, JOHN

Historical

Pluto Press

From back cover by Ramsey Clark: It has happened in history that a nation that has won a war has been held accountable for atrocities committed in preparing for and waging that war. we intend to make this one different, what took place was the use of technological material to destroy a defenseless country. from 125,000 to 300,000 people were killed... This pertains the retreat from Kuwait of Iraq soldiers where the US bombed the front of the convoy and the rear and blocking them into a 60 stretch of road then used napalm, bombs and other weapons to kill them all.

War Crimes: A Report on United States War Crimes Against Iraq

History

Military

Maisonneuve Pr

The drastic health and environmental consequences of a new generation of radioactive weapons, Depleted Uranium (DU), currently being used in U.S.-waged wars are discussed in these essays. This "new kind of nuclear war" is examined alongside the effects on Vietnam and Gulf war veterans and the indigenous people on whose land these weapons are being tested. Among the issues covered are the collaborative military and media cover-up of DU, the government's denial of DU's toxic effects, uranium development on Native American land, nuclear testing on the Marshall Islands, and radioactive residue in the Middle East. Contributors include Ramsey Clark, Pat Broudy, and Helen Caldicott. Official government documents on DU and its effects and charts illustrating where DU is tested and stored in the United States are included for further examination.

Metal of Dishonor: How Depleted Uranium Penetrates Steel, Radiates People and Contaminates the Environment

Caldicott, Helen

Gould,Jay

KAKU,MICHIO

Intl Action Center

Impact of Sanctions on Iraq: The Children Are Dying

World View Forum Pub

Challenge to Genocide: Let Iraq Live

Business & Money

Economics

Based on research conducted in more than 20 countries as well as eyewitness accounts, this book refutes the misinformation disseminated by corporate media and government sources about U.S. involvement in Iraq. Descriptions of war-torn Iraq during and after Operation Desert Storm illustrate the effect war crimes and violations of international law had on the Iraqi people; updated material examines how the people are still being affected more than a decade later. Analysis of the second Bush administration's use of the September 11 events to justify a new war against Iraq is included, as are letters to President Bush and the media.

The Fire This Time: U.S. War Crimes In The Gulf

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Examining the causes and objectives of the U.S.-backed Israeli attacks on Palestine and Lebanon, this anthology reveals critical information about the unreported crimes against humanity perpetrated by the United States and Israel. Along with Israel's criminal use of U.S. cluster bombs on civilians and civilian infrastructure, this exposé of the dangers of U.S. foreign policy includes chapters on the historical context of the conflict, the underlying political and economic interests, and eyewitness reports and interviews.

Palestine and Lebanon at the Crossroads: Occupation and Resistance

Halaby, Samia

Khalid, Leila

Chediac, Joyce

Middle East

Drawing from a wide range of authors, experts, and historical texts, this collection challenges historical stereotypes and counters 200 years of cultural myths and disinformation. These essays explain the background to the current crisis in Haiti, revealing the intertwined relationship between the United States and Haiti and the untold stories of the Haitian people’s resistance to U.S. aggression and occupations. Included are a time line, photo essay, author biographies, and bibliography. This revised edition also includes context surrounding the response to the tragic 2010 earthquake disaster.

Haiti: A Slave Revolution: 200 Years After 1804

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK

Danticat, Edwidge

Dupuy, Ben

Laraque, Paul

Americas

World View Forum

The former U.S. Attorney General documents the horrors he witnessed while traveling through war-torn Iraq, delineating nineteen different points in which the U.S. government was in violation of international law, including the slaughter of surrendering Iraqi soldiers.

The Fire This Time: U.S. War Crimes in the Gulf

Social Sciences

Thunder's Mouth Pr

Relying on evidence gathered firsthand as well as eyewitness reports, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark accuses the U.S. government and its allies of committing war crimes during their attack on Iraq. Clark also presents evidence that the U.S. provoked the war to gain permanent domination over the Gulf.

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