Philippe Sands
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Philippe Sands is a British Queen's Counsel at Matrix Chambers[1], and is Professor of International law at University College London.
Sands is notable for authoring a book, Lawless World, where he accuses US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of conspiring to invade Iraq in violation of international law. In May 2008 his follow-up book, titled Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values will be released.
He also was the first to reveal a memo that revealed that Bush wanted to lure Saddam to shoot down a UN plane.[3] [4]
OpEd News reports that Sands claims the memo states that Bush had proposed trying to provoke the Iraqis to fire on fighter planes in United Nations colours.
He lives in London and is married, and has three children.
He testified before the United States House Judiciary Committee Hearing From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bush told Blair we're going to war, memo reveals", The Guardian, February 2, 2006
- ^ "WH Memo: Phony UN Planes to Provoke War", OpEd News, February 2, 2006
- ^ "House Judiciary Committee Hearing: From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules", United States House Committee on the Judiciary, May 6, 2008
[edit] External links
- UCL Faculty of Laws - Philippe Sands official profile
- Matrix Chambers - Profile of Philippe Sands
- Interview of Philippe Sands, Democracy Now!, March 7, 2006
- The Bush Administration Torture Trail, Interview on Democracy Now!, April 3, 2008 (video, audio, and print transcript)
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