- Philippe Sands
Philippe Sands (born 1960) is a British
Queen's Counsel at Matrix Chambers [http://www.matrixlaw.co.uk] , and is Professor ofInternational law atUniversity College London .ref|Guardian060202Sands is notable for authoring a book, "Lawless World", where he accuses
US President George W. Bush andPrime Minister Tony Blair of conspiring to invadeIraq in violation of international law. His follow-up book, "Torture Team : Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values", was released in May, 2008.He also was the first to reveal a memo that revealed that Bush wanted to lure Saddam to shoot down a UN plane. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2023128,00.html] [http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article342859.ece]
OpEd News reports that Sands claims the memo states that Bush had proposed trying to provoke the Iraqis to fire on fighter planes inUnited Nations colours.ref|OpEd060202He 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. ref|House05062008
References
# [http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1700879,00.html "Bush told Blair we're going to war, memo reveals",] "
The Guardian ",February 2 ,2006
# [http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_david_sw_060202_wh_memo_3a_phony_un_pl.htm "WH Memo: Phony UN Planes to Provoke War",] "OpEd News ",February 2 ,2006
# [http://judiciary.house.gov/Oversight.aspx?ID=436 "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 External links
* [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/academics/profiles/index.shtml?sands UCL Faculty of Laws] - Philippe Sands official profile
* [http://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/WhoWeAre_Members_PhilippeSandsQC.aspx Matrix Chambers] - Profile of Philippe Sands
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* [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/07/1442243&mode=thread&tid=25 Interview of Philippe Sands,] "Democracy Now!,"March 7 ,2006
* [http://www.democracynow.org/2008/4/3/the_green_light_attorney_philippe The Bush Administration Torture Trail,] Interview on "Democracy Now! ,"April 3 ,2008 (video, audio, and print transcript)
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