“War Criminals Shouldn’t Be Honored“: Rutgers Students Nix Condoleezza Rice From Commencement Speech

- Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has withdrawn as commencement speaker at Rutgers University following protests by faculty and students over her role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Rutgers faculty had circulated a petition decrying the role Rice played in “efforts to mislead the American people about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.“ Last week, Rutgers students occupied a campus building in a call for the invitation to be withdrawn. In a statement this weekend, Rice said her appearance “has become a distraction.“ We discuss the “No Rice Campaign“ with Rutgers University student protester Carmelo Cintrón Vivas and Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. Click here to watch the full interview on Democracy Now!: Democracy Now!, is an independent global news hour that airs week