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Dear Attorney General Eric Holder,
We the undersigned citizens of the United States petition you to appoint a Special Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute any and all government officials who have participated in torture and other war crimes.
These crimes are being euphemistically referred to as “abusive interrogation techniques” by such respected figures as Senator John McCain. These are euphemisms for torture. Torture is a war crime. Waterboarding is a war crime. The CIA has admitted waterboarding detainees. Former Vice President Cheney brazenly admitted authorizing the program that led to waterboarding, other forms of torture too numerous to list, and ultimately, the deaths by homicide of detainees.
As Major General Antonio Taguba, the Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison has stated:
“After years of disclosures by government investigations, media accounts and reports from human rights organizations, there is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war crimes. The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who ordered the use of torture will be held to account.”
The Washington Post summarized the Senate Armed Services Committee Report on detainee treatment:
A bipartisan panel of Senators has concluded that former defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other top Bush administration officials bear direct responsibility for the harsh treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and that their decisions led to more serious abuses in Iraq and elsewhere.
We the undersigned citizens demand a full and thorough investigation immediately. This investigation should be pursued no matter where it may lead and no matter what the political implications may be. To this end, we remind you that you work not on behalf of or for the President or the Congress, but for the People of the United States of America and for Justice itself.
The United States is a representative democracy. The actions of our government officials are done in the name of its citizens. War Crimes have been committed in our name. Torture has been done in our name. The only way to clear our name of war crimes is to repudiate them through the aggressive prosecution of each and every person involved to the fullest extent of the law through the appointment of a Special Prosecutor.
Tonight’s First Question: Can we get to 50,000?
Tonight’s Second Question: Can we get to 50,000 without you?
Tonight’s Random Answer: All we want is a proper investigation, fer gawds sake!
Tonight’s Silly Question: Why bother?
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The answer to question 2 is no.
My own petition experience for the past week has left me tired out. But to my amazement, there are 136 signatures from all over the world.
Why bother? That’s a trick question. Before there was the Internet, to get 40,000 signatures or 136 signatures on something you’d have to go door to door to door. You’d meet the town’s dogs and get bitten. You’d meet the town’s people and have them throw garbage and insults at you. But now there’s no real excuse for sitting on the sidelines. What we’re learning to do, although fleetingly, is express ourselves. That’s worth it imo.
1) Probably. Interestingly, you might want to compare the count to that of the impeachment sign-up. And just think of where that went.
2) Signed it out of respect for Edger.
Random: Choose as many as you want since there are so many to choose from.
Silly: Interstingly enough, I was asking myself that yesterday when serendipity happened. You bother because if you don’t people won’t know.
You might enjoy this…it’s part 1 of 11:
You might not agree with the lizard people (I’m not sure Icke talks about them, as I’m only through part 2.5), but I think he’s got at least some of it down.
We need some Rough Justice
“small community of very smart (albeit funny looking) people.”
I think we’re going to have to have another petition, entitled “Are we smart or funny looking people?”
Fanks a lottsa!