If you haven't yet signed the petition to AG Eric Holder

[chill_wind]

Please do it:

Petition to Attorney General Eric Holder: Appoint a Special Prosecutor


President Obama released four memoranda from the Bush Justice Department that sets forth in graphic detail the torture techniques that were authorized and ordered by the highest officials in our government. These techniques are indisputably crimes, and the U.S., in the past, has prosecuted leaders of other countries for using them. The rule of law demands that our leaders not be above the law.

Petition language:

Given the seriousness of these crimes, we the undersigned call for Attorney General Eric Holder to immediately appoint a special prosecutor to determine if criminal proceedings are warranted for Justice Department lawyers who legalized these crimes, and the high level executive branch officials who ordered them.

Fill out the form to add your name to the petition.

http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/Prosecutor

[NYC_SKP]

1. Done. nt

[chill_wind]

6. Thank you NYC_SKP.

eom

[peacebird]

2. done....

[chill_wind]

5. Thank you, peacebird.

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[jody]

3. I oppose torture as much as anyone who might sign the petition but does anyone believe it will make

any difference?

[chill_wind]

4. jody, I don't know. But we can't afford

to do nothing on the pure assumption that it won't-- or to contribute to the assumption that could be drawn from our silence.

[jody]

8. I understand and that's why I always sign such petitions but I still wonder "so what"? n/t

[chill_wind]

13. I know! How we all know. The last eight years especially

have conditioned us all greatly. But a couple years ago, I might not have been able to believe we could have had a President Barack Obama. Somewhere around here there was a thread from a day or two ago with additional petitions and other organizing activity under Glenn Greenwald & Firedoglake-- and call for people with an interest in other organized web writing efforts-- I should try to find that thread, too. In the meantime, thank you for signing, jody. I hope at the end, the response is massive.

[babylonsister]

7. Done, rec'd. nt

[chill_wind]

9. Thank you, babylonsister.

:-)

[otohara]

10. I Signed The ACLU One

is that okay?

[chill_wind]

14. Me too. Link:

https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Nat_Petition_SpecialProsecutor&s_src=UNW090001ACT&s_subsrc=flyer&JServSessionIdr009=sjsqqdlqw2.app25a

[Elidor]

11. I hope everyone will sign this

Make you voice heard.

K&R

[Wwagsthedog]

12. Exactly what is one signing up for?

The "signup form" on my view of FDL obstructs most of the text behind it.

[chill_wind]

18. Hmm--

I'm using firefox and the way the page displays in mine is with the petition language on the right side of the page and the submission form on the left.


"Petition to Attorney General Eric Holder: Appoint a Special Prosecutor


President Obama released four memoranda from the Bush Justice Department that sets forth in graphic detail the torture techniques that were authorized and ordered by the highest officials in our government. These techniques are indisputably crimes, and the U.S., in the past, has prosecuted leaders of other countries for using them. The rule of law demands that our leaders not be above the law."



Given the seriousness of these crimes, we the undersigned call for Attorney General Eric Holder to immediately appoint a special prosecutor to determine if criminal proceedings are warranted for Justice Department lawyers who legalized these crimes, and the high level executive branch officials who ordered them."

Filling out the form adds your name to the petition. (the only *required* fields are your email and your zip)

[chill_wind]

15. ACLU Petition Link:

Demand Accountability for Torture

"In response to an ACLU lawsuit, the Justice Department just released four key memos about the Bush administration's illegal torture program.
Read the memos here.

To restore America's commitment to human rights, we must demand a thorough criminal investigation.

Tell Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate the detainee abuse. "


https://secure.aclu.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=Nat_Petition_SpecialProsecutor&s_src=UNW090001ACT&s_subsrc=flyer&JServSessionIdr009=sjsqqdlqw2.app25a

[chknltl]

17. Done and thank you for the ACLU petition link chill_wind.

:patriot:

[chknltl]

16. Done and thanks for info to the petition. KnR

[chill_wind]

19. ..

Thanks chknlt.

:thumbsup:

[slipslidingaway]

20. Amnesty International....

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&aid=12150&ICID=T0904A01&tr=y&auid=4759918

"As your constituent, I would like you to help establish or support a non-partisan, independent commission of distinguished Americans to examine, and provide a comprehensive report on, policies and actions related to the detention, treatment, and transfer of detainees after 9/11 and the consequences of those actions, and to make recommendations for future policy in this area.

As you know, the government has a legal obligation to prosecute grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions. I ask that you help establish this commission of inquiry to live up to obligations and to help hold perpetrators of abuse accountable. Moreover, I ask that you ask Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a criminal investigation into abuses and hold those responsible for violations accountable. Although Attorney General Holder, on April 16, suggested that the Obama administration would not prosecute intelligence agents who carried out interrogations following legal advice, both those who authored the policy and those who executed it must be held accountable.

Finally, I would like you to introduce or support a Congressional sign-on letter calling on the Administration to immediately produce and publish remaining documents and other materials that argued for, documented, and established the basis for coercive interrogation, detainee treatment and policy in the last administration. It is important that we expose the truth about the abuses that were committed in our name and hold the guilty responsible so that these abuses do not happen again. Please let me know of your actions to hold abusers accountable."

[chill_wind]

26. *Very important*. Thank you for that one also, ssa. n/t

[slipslidingaway]

39. YW :) n/t

[slipslidingaway]

21. ACLU - Statute of Limitations - just over a year left...

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/39060prs20090318.html

"...There is Only a Little More than a Year Left in the Statute of Limitations Period for Certain Alleged Crimes of Torture:

The federal statutes of limitation are a potential problem in investigating and prosecuting certain torture crimes. Although the general federal statute of limitation for most federal crimes is five years, there is no limitations period when death resulted from the crime, and there is an eight-year period for violations of the federal Anti-Torture Act. The ICRC report and the Justice Department Inspector General report on the FBI's role in interrogations both provide substantial details on the torture and abuse of Abu Zubaydah in the spring and summer of 2002, prior to the issuance of the August 1, 2002 OLC opinions. The eight-year statute of limitation period for Anti-Torture Act charges related to crimes allegedly committed in spring 2002 will expire in spring 2010. As a result, a prosecutor has only a little more than a year from today to bring charges for some important and well-documented alleged torture or abuse incidents..."

[donheld]

22. done

[chill_wind]

27. Thank you, don. n/t

[Hutzpa]

23. Done n/t

[chill_wind]

28. ..

Hutzpa, thank you!

[NYC_SKP]

24. Kicked

and Recommended! nt

[chill_wind]

30. Thank you!

[neverforget]

25. I emailed the White House, Congressman Blumenauer and Senators Wyden

and Merkley. I'll call them tomorrow too.

[chill_wind]

29. *Thank you.* They MUST hear from us!

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[FrenchieCat]

31. Done Did!

:patriot:

[chill_wind]

32. Frenchie Cat, Thank you!

:-)

[LooseWilly]

33. Check.

[chill_wind]

34. Thank you! We can send support to Congressman Nadler, as well:

(see links):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8356764&mesg_id=8356863

[cliffordu]

35. Done

[chill_wind]

37. Thank you, cliffordu!

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[Imagevision]

36. Obama did say restore transparency-transparency, or am I wrong?

[chill_wind]

38. MORE links to actions we can take

on a range of issues:

Criminal Prosecution and Accountability

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/taxonomy/term/15

[vaberella]

55. Thanks Chill Wind for the info...this is what we need. n/t

[SeaLyons]

40. Done n/t

K&R

:kick:

[chill_wind]

41. ..

Thank you. :thumbsup:

[Raineyb]

42. Done

and recommended.

[chill_wind]

44. Thank you Raineyb!

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[mvd]

43. Done

Thanks for the topic! If we don't take the opportunity to make our opinions heard, our criticism rings hollow. :hi:

[chill_wind]

45. Yes.

We can do nothing...or we can do something, even this small something. Thank you, too. :hi:

[mvd]

51. You are very welcome!

I will also give your thread a recommendation.

[AtomicKitten]

46. Done and forwarded on to my email community.

Thanks for posting this.

[chill_wind]

48. Thank you and all the people you are additionally reaching, AK.

:hi:

[bigwillq]

47. Done

:bounce:

[chill_wind]

49. Thank you for taking the time, bigwillq.

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[bigwillq]

50. For a good cause, anytime!

:) :hi:

[Vidar]

52. done

[chill_wind]

53. Thank you for that, Vidar.

:hi:

[Michigan-Arizona]

54. Signed for both me & hubby n/t

[vaberella]

56. Done. n/t