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Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity Topic of Symposium at NSU
Colin Powell’s former chief of staff among speakers at symposium March 10-11
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – The chief of staff for former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will be the keynote speaker at a symposium examining accountability for crimes against humanity at Nova Southeastern University (NSU).
The two-day symposium featuring presentations, speakers and debates will be held March 10 – 11 at the Alvin Sherman Library on NSU’s main campus (3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd.). The event is free and open to the public.
The schedule for the symposium is:
Wednesday, March 10 (6 to 9 p.m.): The War Against Terrorism
Ret. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as Powell’s chief of staff from 2002-05, will deliver the keynote address. Topics will include 9/11 and its aftermath, the USA Patriot Act, Guantanamo Bay, and Abu Ghraib.
Wilkerson has been critical of the Bush administration since leaving the State Department. He has criticized the intelligence used to make a case for the Iraq War and said of his role in Powell’s presentation to the United Nations: “I participated in a hoax on the American people, the international community and the United Nations Security Council.” He has also accused former Vice President Dick Cheney and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of running a “cabal” during the Bush administration to push through their agenda.
Thursday, March 11 (6 to 9 p.m.): Speaker David Frakt
David Frakt, who served as counsel for two detainees at Guantanamo Bay charged with war crimes and terrorism, will share his experiences and discuss the lessons to be learned from the U.S. experience with Guantanamo, the Commissions and the War against Terrorism.
More information on the symposium is available by calling 954-262-6329. The symposium is being presented by the Inter-American Center for Human Rights and the National Security Law Society, both student-based organizations at NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center.
Media Contact:
Alan Hancock, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5385, hancocka@nova.edu