The Citizen’s Investigation into War Crimes in Libya (CIWCL) is a small, informal collective of ordinary but talented people.
Hailing from several nations, the CIWCL's members have come together to investigate events of the civil war in Libya, the lead-up to it, and the aftermath of it.
We use publicly available sources, gathered and compared, with an emphasis on primary evidence. Physical evidence (via photographs and video) is taken as that, and witnesses claiming to have seen things as, well… claims, which should be double-checked against other claims and against the physical evidence.
This crucial aspect of our approach in large part explains the radically different findings from those reached previously by Human Rights organizations, world governments, and the mass media.
The CIWCL’s members are driven to examine the clues partly out of a natural bias against accepting the mainstream narrative of the war. This bias is frequently supported, upon investigation, by signs that our suspicions were valid. Considering the overwhelming contrary bias to dibelieve the Libyan government of its day and credit each rebel accusation, the CIWCL provides unusual and thorough – and thus useful - insights, whether "the world" wants them or not.
CIWCL active members as of June 7 (alphabetical):
- Petri Krohn, CIWCL co-founder, Chairman of Finland without Nazism,Helsinki, Finland
- Adam J. Larson, CIWCL co-founder and chief executive person blog administrator: libyancivilwar.blogspot.com , Spokane, USA
- Peter Schönfeld, Cologne, Germany
Public Signatories (last updated June 10 2012)
The following (so far) agree to put their names at least behind the CIWCL's general idea and efforts.
- Petri Krohn, CIWCL co-founder Chairman, Finland without Nazism, Helsinki, Finland
- Adam J. Larson, CIWCL co-founder and chief executive person blog administrator: libyancivilwar.blogspot.com , Spokane, USA
- Peter Schönfeld, Cologne, Germany
- Myra St. Clair, Spokane, USA
- Stan Winer, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Others have expressed interest in signing, joining, or helping, or are activelty helping already, but don’t wish to be listed as formal signatories. A big list hasn't been a priority yet, but we anticipate some growth following the release of the first full report.
The Citizen’s Investigation into War Crimes in Libya (CIWCL)
Contact us: adam@ciwclibya.org
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