Francis Boyle
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Francis Anthony Boyle (born 1950) is a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law[1]. Boyle is known for taking a number of highly controversial positions on various issues in international law.
Boyle believes that the United States is illegally occupying the state of Hawaii and has encouraged Native Hawaiians to press for independence and urged them to unilaterally proclaim their own state on the model of the Palestinians.[1]
Boyle also stated that Amnesty international was instrumental in publicizing the "Iraqi soldiers dumping children from incubators in Kuwait" hoax.[2]
He has urged Iran to sue the United States in the International Court of Justice in The Hague in order to discourage a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and prevent the imposition of new sanctions by the U.N. Security Council.[3]
Boyle has compared Israel to Nazi Germany[4] and said that he is ready to "represent Iran in an international tribunal for trying the Zionist regime on charges of genocide of Palestinians",[5] which he accuses the US to support.[6]
The government of Sri Lanka consider Professor Francis Boyle to be a pro LTTE activist [2].
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2004/12/30/local/local09.prt
- ^ Dennis Bernstein, Interview with Francis Boyle, CovertAction Information Bulletin, 2002
- ^ Press TV. "US lawyer seeks to sue US over Iran threats". http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=64435§ionid=3510302. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.
- ^ Israel's Crimes against Palestinians: War Crimes, Crimes Against.. (by Francis Boyle) - Media Monitors Network
- ^ US professor wants to represent Iran
- ^ US Promotes Israeli Genocide, on Turkish Weekly, January 24, 2009
[edit] External resources
- Dennis Bernstein's interview with Francis Boyle
- Francis Boyle's Faculty Webpage
- Francis Boyle's statement on Hawaiian Independence
- Francis Boyle's interview with Bill O'Reilly
- Francis Boyle discusses the Bill O'Reilly interview and the War in Afghanistan
- Tim Cavanaugh, 'The Long, Happy Life of America's anti-defamation industry'.
- Francis A. Boyle. Palestine, Palestinians and International Law, review of his book by Ghada Talhami, Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Summer, 2003
[edit] Audio
- Radio interview by Robert W. McChesney on UIC Media Mattersprogram December 23, 2007.
