Occupy Grand Rapids charges Condoleezza Rice with War Crimes

Yesterday, about 30 people gathered outside the Grand Rapids Convention Center to protest the presence of former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice who was in town for the GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner.

A smaller group of protestors marched from Monument Park with a large puppet of Rice, since those involved in organizing the action were park of Occupy Grand Rapids.

Once at the convention center protestors hung a banner across the street that said, “Condi lied, people died.” The local Food Not Bombs group brought free food for those protesting, which was in contrast to the $100 a plate dinner the GOP was having inside for the opportunity to listen to Rice.

Those protesting Rice also handed out flyers that had a list of accusations against the former Bush administration staffer, accusations, which included war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and economics crimes of diverting billions of dollars from human need to war.

However, one additional action that people participated in and witnessed, was a mock trial of Condoleezza Rice, that also raised issues and presented facts about what she is guilty of, with an emphasis on her role in creating a war/occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Here is video of that mock trial.