David KoesterThe War Crimes Trial of George W. Bush, Puppet President of the United States (2006)

This is a digital video recording of "The War Crimes Trial of George W. Bush, Puppet President of the United States." The puppet show was performed at Out North in Anchorage, Alaska on April 1, 2006. The witness testimony in the trial is based on published reports, interviews and testimony of experts, journalists and Iraqi witnesses. The script is available at http://www.archive.org/details/WarCrimesTrialGWBushPuppetPresident.

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Director: David Koester
Producer: David Koester/Fairbanks Coalition for Peace and Justice
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: iraq war; Bush; war crimes; puppet; Cheney
Contact Information: David Koester swarming@mosquitonet.com

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Reviewer: mirthink - - May 27, 2008
Subject: Note from the Author/Producer

This is not a polished performance of a professional puppet troupe. Most of the puppeteers, puppet makers and speakers were first-timers. The video recording is also not a polished or viewer-friendly production. The sound is good but it is still worthwhile to download the script to have in hand while watching. The idea for this performance came about sometime in late 2004 or early 2005. The puppet show was then first performed in Fairbanks, Alaska in January 2006. There is of course a HUGE amount of more war crimes evidence since early 2006. It was hoped that this script could provide a framework for anyone who wanted to continue putting the evidence together and contributing to getting it before the American public.

Credits

Digital video recording by Daniel Sparks

VOICES:
John Ashcroft – Abel Bult-Ito
George W. Bush – Phil Osborn
Alberto Gonzales – David Koester
Voice off stage – Cheryl Hilmes
Ali Shalal Abbas – Abel Bult-Ito
Fatima Bekter – Cheryl Hilmes
Bailiff – Owen Mason
Prosecutor – Julie Raymond-Yakoubian
Judge – Justin Yonker
Scott Ritter – Tom Macchia
Mustafa al Mosul – Owen Mason
Fadhil al Bedrani – Chip Nordhoff
Defense Attorney – Bridget Paule
Anthony Lagouranis – David DiMatteo
Yusef Abu Nadir – Tom Macchia
Amnesty International – MJ McCall
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson – David DiMatteo
Dick Cheney – Owen Mason

PUPPETEERS:-
Claire Alix, Abel Bult-Ito, David Koester, Suzanne Osborn

PUPPET MAKERS:-
Leatherleg, Faux-me, Drifter, Potatus –Claire Alix
Globus –David Koester
Bulby –Phil Osborn
Jötunn –Abel Bult-Ito
Uncanny –Donated by Martin & Ruta
Styro –Stacey Fritz

Tech support: Thomas Higgins