Saturday August 8, 2009, 7:10 pm
US: Investigate and Prosecute Those Responsible for Torture

After the attacks of September 11, 2001, US government officials approved brutal and illegal interrogation methods, including waterboarding which has been prosecuted as a war crime in the United States for more than 100 years. These techniques were used on an unknown number of detainees in Guantanamo, Iraq, Afghanistan and secret CIA centers. Yet no senior official has been held to account for these crimes, which violate both US and international law. If the United States is to wipe away the stain of Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib and deter torture from happening again, it should investigate and prosecute those officials who authorized or ordered torture or other mistreatment.

At the same time, it is crucial to understand how the United States came to employ such barbaric techniques. An independent, non-partisan commission should be established to examine the actions of the CIA, the military, Congress, and the executive branch and make recommendations to ensure such acts are not repeated.

Contact your congressional representatives and Attorney General Eric Holder and urge them to initiate both a criminal investigation and a commission of inquiry.

Saturday August 8, 2009, 7:14 pm
Action taken. Thanks Tom.



Thank You for Taking Action
We appreciate your commitment to human rights and thank you for taking the time to speak out for the victims of abuses.

Saturday August 8, 2009, 7:14 pm
Signed and noted.

Saturday August 8, 2009, 8:05 pm
Thanks Tom.
Action taken, and grateful that non-USA peep are allowed to sign.

Saturday August 8, 2009, 9:12 pm
tHANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TOM YOUR EFFORTS HAVE NOT GONE UNRECOGNIZED!!!
!k

Saturday August 8, 2009, 9:44 pm
But. really do we expect them to be prosecuted let alone investigated when every day the same people who gave them torture techniques torture thousands daily and legally in Mental Facilities!

Saturday August 8, 2009, 9:52 pm
Done thanks Tom

Saturday August 8, 2009, 10:10 pm
This action has already been taken by you before.

Back to Action Center
thanks Tom

Saturday August 8, 2009, 11:45 pm
Action taken. Tx dear Tom

Sunday August 9, 2009, 1:41 am
Noted & signed. Thanks

Sunday August 9, 2009, 5:36 am
Noted, signed, thanks Tom.

Sunday August 9, 2009, 7:04 am
done,
thx

Sunday August 9, 2009, 7:18 am
Noted and signed,thank you.

Sunday August 9, 2009, 8:43 am
signed

Sunday August 9, 2009, 9:08 am
SIGNED, THANK YOU

Sunday August 9, 2009, 2:22 pm
Gladly signed. Heat is on the UK government now too for their collusion and complicity in torture. May everyone responsible be prosecuted. Sad to think that Amnesty International was started in the UK but this government has been actively involved in torture. There is no out for them. The proof is all there it seems. Shame on Blair and now Brown. Son of the manse indeed - good Presbyterian? And Blair now a Roman Catholic? They should squirm the pair of them. Put them on trial along with their minions in MI5 and MI6.

Sunday August 9, 2009, 2:45 pm
Signed and noted.

Sunday August 9, 2009, 2:51 pm
Signed Thanks Tom

Sunday August 9, 2009, 3:14 pm
Thanks, signed and noted.

Sunday August 9, 2009, 3:38 pm
noted & signed

Sunday August 9, 2009, 4:01 pm
noted tom

Sunday August 9, 2009, 4:15 pm
Signed

Sunday August 9, 2009, 5:17 pm
Thank You for Taking Action. Crossposted! TY, Tom!

Sunday August 9, 2009, 5:29 pm
signed and noted

Sunday August 9, 2009, 6:04 pm
Today's news: Criminal investigation into CIA treatment of detainees expected. Ever see a petition work so fast? ;)

Sunday August 9, 2009, 6:13 pm
OMG, this is so interesting, please visit the above site...I am totally in shock!! Forwarded.

Sunday August 9, 2009, 11:09 pm
DONE & THX. TOM...........

Monday August 10, 2009, 12:22 am
What a wonderful world this can be when humans start respecting other humans. We all live under the same sun, and we all have the right to breath the same air and we all can live in peace together. It is up to us all to make these changes.

Monday August 10, 2009, 1:10 am
yakoke native brother,all suffering leads to more suffering in every living breath of life on our Earth Mother

Monday August 10, 2009, 3:19 am
Signed, thanks Tom.

Monday August 10, 2009, 9:49 am
They lied to us about this while they tortured in our names! They must go to jail or it can happen again AND SHAME US. It will take generations for what we allowed to happen to heal world wide. We should be ashamed, very ashamed that these people aren't in jail. NO ONE IS DOING A THING ABOUT TORTURE, WAR CRIMES AND SENSELESS DEATHS, NO ONE IS GOING TO JAIL AND THEY HAVE TO, OR WE ALL LOSE. Shame on Congress.

Monday August 10, 2009, 10:56 am
Signed gladly. Thanks, Tom.

Monday August 10, 2009, 2:59 pm
Noted and signed with many thanks Tom.

Tuesday August 11, 2009, 5:40 am
Noted & signed Well done as always.

Thursday August 13, 2009, 10:41 am
Note the 'Terms of Reference.'
The 'investigation' does not actually cover whether or not illegal acts were performed per se : just whether or not acts were taken which could not be 'justified' by perversion of law which is known to be incorrect but is used to excuse lack of prosecution.