September 11, 2001 was a horrific event that took place in America. Then, we
went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Soon after that some of the Bush
administration officials, (as well as others) violated the Geneva conventions.
Barrack Obama and Department of Justice Eric Holder have both said that "no one
is above the law." We couldn't agree more with those statements. Eric Holder has
also said that "We'll follow the evidence wherever that takes us, and we'll
follow the law wherever that takes us." Well Mr Holder, George Bush has
confessed he violated the Geneva conventions on at least two separate occasions.
one in his book decision points, and on another with an interview with Matt
lauer. Article 12 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, ratified by the U.S. Senate on August 21,
1994 provides: "Each State Party SHALL ensure that its competent authorities
proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation." This means, Mr. Attorney
General, that you have NO discretion whether to investigate the acts of torture
you have already stated occurred during the Bush Administration. The Geneva
conventions are a rule of law Mr. Holder. Follow the law, and the evidence.
Continued failure to mount an investigation of the Bush Administration's torture
and war crimes effectively ratifies criminal behavior by high government
officials and risks repetition of similar government policies in the future.
Mr. Obama has said "I think that we should be looking forward and not
backwards." We cannot, and must not look "forward" until we look back and find
out what exactly happened. This is about standing up for what is right, and what
is wrong. Torture cannot and must not be an American value. If we do nothing,
and watch government officials who ushered in torture as official government
policy get away with war crimes, we are just as at fault as they were.Let us be
clear on this. We will hold ALL government officials of wrongdoing
accountable.The defence of "I was simply just following orders." does not fly
with us. Nor did it fly with the Nuremberg trials. If we doing nothing now, we
won't be able to do anything later. Our future, the worlds future depends on it.
We are not out to settle political scores. This isn't a Republican, Democrat,
Independent, or a tea party issue. It is a MORAL issue. Those of us who are U.S.
Americans know our "leaders" have picked the bills from our pockets – including
the Bill of Rights. The balance of of our non-U.S. supporters know we are ALL
entitled to basic human rights regardless of borders, flags or legalistic
rationalizations to the contrary. In our aggregate we are Christians, Muslims,
Buddhists, Atheists and apparently numerous other variations of spiritual or
philosophical belief systems.
So, in order for us to achieve our goal, we must apply pressure on the
congress, the senate, the Department of Justice, and even the president. They
all need to know "we the people" have voting power!
We will advertise on billboards, newspapers, radio, television, YouTube,
etc. We the people will contact our congress, our senate though means of emails,
written letters, and phone calls. We will inform them that they need to be on
the right side of history on this, otherwise we will vote them out of office. We
will also use grassroots efforts to get out our message, and protest at various
times and events. We will prevail, and justice will be served.
went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Soon after that some of the Bush
administration officials, (as well as others) violated the Geneva conventions.
Barrack Obama and Department of Justice Eric Holder have both said that "no one
is above the law." We couldn't agree more with those statements. Eric Holder has
also said that "We'll follow the evidence wherever that takes us, and we'll
follow the law wherever that takes us." Well Mr Holder, George Bush has
confessed he violated the Geneva conventions on at least two separate occasions.
one in his book decision points, and on another with an interview with Matt
lauer. Article 12 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment, ratified by the U.S. Senate on August 21,
1994 provides: "Each State Party SHALL ensure that its competent authorities
proceed to a prompt and impartial investigation." This means, Mr. Attorney
General, that you have NO discretion whether to investigate the acts of torture
you have already stated occurred during the Bush Administration. The Geneva
conventions are a rule of law Mr. Holder. Follow the law, and the evidence.
Continued failure to mount an investigation of the Bush Administration's torture
and war crimes effectively ratifies criminal behavior by high government
officials and risks repetition of similar government policies in the future.
Mr. Obama has said "I think that we should be looking forward and not
backwards." We cannot, and must not look "forward" until we look back and find
out what exactly happened. This is about standing up for what is right, and what
is wrong. Torture cannot and must not be an American value. If we do nothing,
and watch government officials who ushered in torture as official government
policy get away with war crimes, we are just as at fault as they were.Let us be
clear on this. We will hold ALL government officials of wrongdoing
accountable.The defence of "I was simply just following orders." does not fly
with us. Nor did it fly with the Nuremberg trials. If we doing nothing now, we
won't be able to do anything later. Our future, the worlds future depends on it.
We are not out to settle political scores. This isn't a Republican, Democrat,
Independent, or a tea party issue. It is a MORAL issue. Those of us who are U.S.
Americans know our "leaders" have picked the bills from our pockets – including
the Bill of Rights. The balance of of our non-U.S. supporters know we are ALL
entitled to basic human rights regardless of borders, flags or legalistic
rationalizations to the contrary. In our aggregate we are Christians, Muslims,
Buddhists, Atheists and apparently numerous other variations of spiritual or
philosophical belief systems.
So, in order for us to achieve our goal, we must apply pressure on the
congress, the senate, the Department of Justice, and even the president. They
all need to know "we the people" have voting power!
We will advertise on billboards, newspapers, radio, television, YouTube,
etc. We the people will contact our congress, our senate though means of emails,
written letters, and phone calls. We will inform them that they need to be on
the right side of history on this, otherwise we will vote them out of office. We
will also use grassroots efforts to get out our message, and protest at various
times and events. We will prevail, and justice will be served.
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