DC Rally on JUNE 25th--for those Tortured & Killed by the Bush/Cheney regime

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**Please circulate widely to friends and on social-networking sites* Bush Feared Prosecution for War CrimesIn 2002, Gonzales urged Bush to protect them against "domestic criminal prosecution"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Torture Accountability Action Day in D.C.11am-12noon: Rally in John Marshall Park(501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) 12 noon: March to U.S. Department of JusticeBecause of the immense pressure brought by the Indict Bush movement, new revelations continue to come forth.The

Bush administration lied about the reason it decided to deprive

detainees of Geneva Convention rights and protections. The real reason

was that Bush and his lawyer decided that it was the best way to

protect the President and other officials from criminal prosecution.Please continue to support the work of the IndictBushNow movement by making a much-needed donation. On

January 11, 2002, the United States announced that it was refusing to

abide by the 1949 Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners of

war. The Third Geneva Convention, which provides specific guidelines

for treatment of prisoner combatants, is a part of the "law of nations"

and is a mainstay of international humanitarian law. The United States

explained that the prisoners taken in Afghanistan and Pakistan were not

actually prisoners of war, but were in fact "unlawful combatants." The

Bush administration always knew its programs were illegal and that they

could be prosecuted for them. In January 2002, then-White House Counsel

Alberto Gonzales advised Bush to deny prisoners of war protections

under the Geneva Conventions. Doing so, Gonzales argued, "substantially

reduces the threat of domestic criminal prosecution under the War

Crimes Act" and "provides a solid defense to any future prosecution." Bush's

decision to end Geneva Convention protections sent a message to the

U.S. military and intelligence services to commit war crimes. It was a

decision that shocked many, including those within the military who

rely on those protections for their own personnel.Now, Bush is

gone. There is a new president and a new attorney general. We could

never expect justice from Bush's Department of Justice, but now we have

the chance to make Bush's and Gonzales' worst nightmare - "future

prosecution" - come true. Please take a moment right now and send a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding immediate investigation and prosecution. Bush

officials, in their supreme arrogance, believed they could just annul

the laws they didn't like - that this would "provide a solid defense"

when they left office. It

is our obligation in defense of the Constitution and fundamental

principles of human rights to ensure they are held accountable.Crucifixion in IraqThe torture program that Bush set in motion has claimed untold lives. On

November 4, 2003, an Iraqi prisoner named Manadel al-Jamadi died of

asphyxiation while being interrogated by the CIA. "A forensic examiner

found that he had essentially been crucified; he died from asphyxiation

after having been hung by his arms, in a hood, and suffering broken

ribs," the New Yorker reports.The Department of Justice has

long known about the ghastly death of Mr. al-Jamadi, as well as other

war crimes and human rights violations committed against detainees in

U.S. custody. But they have failed to prosecute, fearing that new

torture revelations will inevitably implicate the government's top

brass, including the officials of the Bush administration. Taking it to the StreetsThe

indictment movement is also moving full steam ahead supporting a June

25 rally in Washington, D.C., as part of an international Torture

Accountability Action Day. We are meeting at John Marshall Park (501

Pennsylvania Ave. NW) for a rally from 11am to 12noon, and then

marching to the U.S. Department of Justice.--From all of us at IndictBushNow.orgPlease Donate TodayPlease help us continue this work with a generous donation. The truth is coming out and the pressure is building, but we can’t do it without your contribution. Please click this link to donate today.

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