From: Boyle, Francis [mailto:FBOYLE@LAW.UIUC.EDU]
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 11:15 AM
To: 'AALS Section on Minority Grps. mailing list' (E-mail)
Subject: Rush Bimbo & Guantanamo


                          Rush Bimbo & Guantanamo

     Francis Boyle was personally attacked by Rush Limbaugh on his
     national news radio program for publicly taking the position that
     the United States government has an obligation under the Third
     Geneva Convention to protect the basic human rights of the
     detainees in Guantanamo. When asked about this by Channel 3 TV
     News, he responded on camera by saying:"My Mother will be very
     proud of the fact that Rush Limbaugh personally attacked me." She
     is. He was elected to serve two terms on the Board of Directors
     for Amnesty International USA (1988-92) by its 200,000 Members.
     Amnesty has also condemned the mistreatment of the POWs in
     Guantanamo, along with Human Rights Watch and the International
     Committee for the Red Cross, which has supervisory jurisdiction
     for the Third Geneva Convention.

     Francis A. Boyle
     Law Building
     504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
     Champaign, IL 61820 USA
     217-333-7954(voice)
     217-244-1478(fax)
     fboyle@law.uiuc.edu



     See Also by Francis Boyle:
        o The American Empire: A Banana Republic?, 1/25/02
        o Interview: A Coup against the American Constitution, 11/14/01
        o Kangaroo Courts: Boyle v Gonzales, Francis Boyle, 11/30/01
             + Boyle Interview: In Name of Security, Thousands Denied
               Constitutional Rights, 11/01