[Media Caucus] television and radio programming available from World Tribunal!

[DeeDee Halleck]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2005

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U.S. TELEVISION NETWORK TO PROVIDE GLOBAL BROADCAST
OF WORLD TRIBUNAL ON IRAQ
June 24-27, 2005 from Istanbul Turkey

Marks Third Year of U.S. War on Iraq

Deep Dish TV, the first grassroots television network
in the United States, will provide a global satellite
uplink of the 16th and final session of the World
Tribunal on Iraq (WTI) to be held in Istanbul, Turkey
June 24-27, 2005.

Deep Dish is offering all media outlets a free one
hour program for television or audio downlink each of
the four days of the conference.

Program Availability
∑ U.S. TV Broadcasts: The program will be aired
in the U.S at 8pm (ET) on Free Speech TV (Dish
Network Channel 9415) and on over 100 public access
stations throughout the U.S.
∑ Satellite Downlink Coordinates and Times are
attached to this release.  All downlinks are free to
all media outlets.
∑ Web Streaming:  The four one hour daily
programs will be streamed on the Internet at
http://www.deepdishtv.org and
http://www.freespeech.org
∑ DVDs of the programming will be available to
journalists at the conclusion of the Istanbul World
Tribunal on Iraq from Deep Dish TV. (212 473 8933)  
–  deepdish at igc.org  –  339 Lafayette St. New York NY
10012.

Press briefings and Interviews
In addition to offering daily program coverage, Deep
Dish will arrange for individual press briefings and
interviews with World Tribunal participants,
including distinguished member of the Panel of
Jurists, expert witnesses, eyewitness journalists and
Iraqi victims who are scheduled to testify.

The World Tribunal on Iraq
The final session of the WTI in Istanbul is the
culmination of two years of rigorous investigation
documenting violations of international law and human
rights by the United States and its allies leading up
to and during the invasion of Iraq and in the
continuing occupation.  Previous sessions of the WTI
have been held in Barcelona, Stockholm, Copenhagen,
Rome, Genoa, Seoul, Osaka, Hiroshima, Mexico City,
Mumbai and New York. They have compiled a definitive
historical record of evidence on the illegality of
the invasion and occupation.  For a summary of the
testimony and verdicts of these WTI sessions see
http://www.worldtribunal.org


Hilal Kuey, the spokesperson for the upcoming WTI in
Turkey stated, “Since the U.S. administration does
not recognize the International Criminal Court 
 the
citizens of the world have undertaken an initiative
to reclaim justice. The world is calling for Bush and
Blair to be held accountable for the crimes committed
in Iraq.”

The Istanbul session of the WTI will summarize and
present further testimony on the illegality and
criminal violations in the U.S. pretexts for and
conduct of this war.
The expert opinion, witness testimony, video and
image evidence will address:
∑ The torture of prisoners’
∑ The unlawful imprisonment of Iraqi civilians
without charges or legal defense;
∑ The use and health risks of depleted uranium
weapons;
∑ The effects of the war on Iraq’s
infrastructure, including the U.S. mandated
privatization and sale of Iraq’s industries.
∑ The destruction of Iraqi cultural
institutions and the liability of the invaders in
international law for failing to protect these
treasures of humanity.

WTI Participants
WTI witnesses and jurors will include: Booker
Award-winning author and activist Arundhati Roy;
professor of international law Richard Falk; former
assistant UN Secretary general Denis Halliday; former
UN weapons inspector Hans von Sponeck, Baskin Oran,
professor and member of the Human Rights Advisory
Council in Turkey, Iraqi museum founder and curator
Amal Al Khedairy, and journalist Dahr Jamail. A
complete listing of sessions and speakers, along with
additional background information on The World
Tribunal on Iraq can be found at www.deepdishtv.org. 
A documentary on the New York World Tribunal is also
available on the web site.

The WTI and Mounting Opposition to the War.
The Istanbul Tribunal occurs at a time of growing
crisis for the U.S. – UK war. In Washington Congress
people are demanding the Administration explain the
“Downing Street” memo which strongly indicates that
the it had planned the war long before and had
manipulated or manufactured “intelligence” to create
a public justification.  Meanwhile polls show a
drastic decline in Americans’ support of the war. The
evidence presented at the final session of the
Tribunal in Istanbul will likely add to this
momentum.

Bush and Blair Invited to Appear in Istanbul
On May 17 a formal letter was delivered to the White
House and U.S. and UK embassies in capitals around
the world—including Istanbul, Tokyo, Lisbon, and
Brussels—on behalf of the World Tribunal on Iraq
(WTI). The summons requested the attendance of
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair to defend
charges that they are in “violation of common values
of humanity, international treaties, and
international law” for waging war in Iraq.  The
summons was signed by leading international figures,
including international legal scholar Richard Falk
and former Assistant UN Secretary General Dennis
Halliday. White House press secretary Scott McLellan
denied any knowledge of the summons. President Bush
is not expected to attend.

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production company based in New York City. For over
19 years it has produced and delivered programming
via satellite to hundreds of outlets around the
world.  http://www.deepdishtv.org









World Tribunal On Iraq – Istanbul, Turkey
June 24-27, 2005


Satellite Downlink Coordinates and Times for free
rebroadcast

June 24, 2100 – 2200 GMT / 1700 – 1800 US (ET) / 0000
– 0100 Turkish Time (6/25)
June 25, 2100 – 2200 GMT / 1700 – 1800 US (ET) / 0000
– 0100 Turkish Time (6/26)
June 26, 2100 – 2200 GMT / 1700 – 1800 US (ET) / 0000
– 0100 Turkish Time (6/27)
June 27, 1000 – 1100 GMT / 0600 – 0700 US (ET) / 1300
– 0140 Turkish Time (6/27)

Transponders:

EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AND PARTS OF ASIA
Satellite: Eutelsat W1
Transponder B3/Channel F - 8.555 MHz
Downlink Freq. = 11088.5 H
FEC = 3/4
Symbol Rate = 5.632

UNITED STATES
Galaxy 10R K 09_A
 Downlink Freq. = 11866.5 (V)
FEC = 3/4
Symbol Rate = 6.1113


For More Information Contact:
Deep Dish TV
212 473 8933
email: deepdish at igc.org
http://www.deepdishtv.org