July 2, 2008
Guest: Vincent Bugliosi,
Author of "The Prosecution of
George W. Bush for Murder"
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Part One (30 min. 51 sec.) | Part Two (29 min. 10 sec.)
Barry talks with former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi -- most famous for prosecuting the Manson Clan, which he chronicled in his bestseller "Helter Skelter" -- about his powerful new book. In it, Bugliosi presents the evidence and legal arguments to hold Bush accountable for having led the nation to war under false pretenses, a premeditated act that resulted in the unlawful killings -- murder -- of over 4,000 Americans in uniform and over 100,000 Iraqi men, women, and children, in addition to costing Americans over a trillion tax dollars and our good name in the world. And monstrously, through it all, Mr. Bush said he was having "the time of my life."
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"The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder"
By Vincent Bugliosi
Famed Charles Manson prosecutor and three-time #1 New York Times-bestselling author Vincent Bugliosi has written the most powerful, explosive, and thought-provoking book of his storied career. In "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," Bugliosi presents a tight, meticulously researched legal case that puts George W. Bush on trial in an American courtroom for the murder of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting the war in Iraq.
Bugliosi sets forth the legal architecture and incontrovertible evidence that President Bush took this nation to war in Iraq under false pretenses -- a war that has not only caused the deaths of American soldiers but also over 100,000 innocent Iraqi men, women, and children; cost the United States over one trillion dollars thus far with no end in sight; and alienated many American allies in the Western world.
As a prosecutor who is dedicated to seeking justice, Bugliosi, in his inimitable style, delivers a non-partisan argument, free from party lines and instead based upon hard facts and pure objectivity.
A searing indictment of the President and his administration, "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" also outlines a legally credible pathway to holding our highest government officials accountable for their actions, thereby creating a framework for future occupants of the Oval Office.
Vincent Bugliosi calls for the United States of America to return to the great nation it once was and can be again. He believes the first step to achieving this goal is to bring those responsible for the war in Iraq to justice.
About the Author
Vincent Bugliosi received his law degree in 1964. In his career at the L.A. County District Attorney's office, he successfully prosecuted 105 out of 106 felony jury trials, including 21 murder convictions without a single loss.
His most famous trial, the Charles Manson case, became the basis of his classic, "Helter Skelter," the biggest selling true-crime book in publishing history. Two of Bugliosi's other books -- "And the Sea Will Tell" and "Outrage" -- also reached #1 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list. No other American true-crime writer has ever had more than one book that achieved this ranking. His latest book, "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy," has been heralded as "epic" and "a book for the ages."
Bugliosi has uncommonly attained success in two separate and distinct fields, as an author and a lawyer. His excellence as a trial lawyer is best captured in the judgment of his peers. "Bugliosi is as good a prosecutor as there ever was," Alan Dershowitz says. F. Lee Bailey calls Bugliosi "the quintessential prosecutor." "There is only one Vince Bugliosi. He's the best," says Robert Tanenbaum, for years the top homicide prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.'s office.
Most telling is the comment by Gerry Spence, who squared off against Bugliosi in a twenty-one-hour televised, scriptless "docu-trial" of Lee Harvey Oswald, in which the original key witnesses to the Kennedy assassination testified and were cross-examined. After the Dallas jury returned a guilty verdict in Bugliosi's favor, Spence said, "No other lawyer in America could have done what Vince did in this case."
Bugliosi lives with his wife, Gail, in Los Angeles.