A synopsis of Dr. Tutu's remarks from his keynote address Occupation is Oppression, given in Boston at the Ending the Occupation conference on April 13, 2002, can be found at the Guardian. Also check out this article in The Christian Science Monitor.
· Military and terrorism experts should be made full members of the investigating team
· The Israeli government should decide who the investigators can talk to and which documents it can review
· The investigation should not reach any conclusions
· The evidence it gathers cannot be used in any war crimes prosecution
Israel's demonstrated arrogance and disrespect for international law is tantamount to an admission of guilt. What is it that the US does not want to see here, since we seem to be ignoring the blatantly obvious? Are we in denial that the US favorite in the Middle East has become a monster? If they were strangling the flow of oil to the West, instead of strangling the life out of an insignificant nation, there would already be US troops in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
The truth is that we do not care if Israel commits war crimes against Palestinians.