December 13, 2006 Elizabeth de la Vega
A BuzzFlash reader nominated former U.S. prosecutor, Elizabeth de la Vega, "for her brilliant presentation of the indictment of the highest officials of the United States of America and their defrauding of the United States and the American people by taking us into an illegal and unjust war by their lies and deceptions." De la Vega began contributing to TomDispatch.com as a former litigator for the U.S. Department of Justice. Her past professional experience provided her with an expertise on whether or not Bush Administration officials, including Bush, should be indicted for breaking the law. By examining just the facts as we know them -- and not even needing the secrets that are being kept from the American people -- de la Vega penned an indictment of the leading Bush officials. She focussed solely on the period leading up to the Iraq War and centered her case on a legal violation that amounts to defrauding the American people. Then she took the next step and played out a hypothetical presentation of the indictment to a grand jury. All of this is in "United States v. George W. Bush et al.," a book just released by Seven Stories Press. De la Vega's professional knowledge and indignation at the breaking of the rule of law show how one citizen can make a difference -- as she presents to us the case that our current legal system should be making. For that, she deserves this week's BuzzFlash "Wings of Justice Award." * * * Nominated by: Philip Vargas of Falls Church, Virginia
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