CAIR Seeks Probe of Gitmo Quran 'Desecration'
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
ACTION ALERT #445
CAIR SEEKS PROBE OF GITMO QURAN 'DESECRATION'
Four die in Afghan protests after Quran flushed down toilet
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 5/11/05) - CAIR is urging American Muslims and
other people of conscience to contact the White House in support of a
public investigation into reports that interrogators at the U.S.
detention center in Guantanamo Bay flushed a Quran down a toilet.
At least four people were killed today in Afghanistan during protests
over the alleged desecration. SEE: "Afghan Protest Over Quran Turns
Deadly," http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=748366
The allegation was first reported in the May 9 issue of Newsweek
magazine. The magazine said: "Investigators probing interrogation
abuses at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay have confirmed
some infractions alleged in internal FBI e-mails that surfaced late
last year. Among the previously unreported cases, sources tell
NEWSWEEK: interrogators, in an attempt to rattle suspects, flushed a
Qur'an down a toilet and led a detainee around with a collar and dog
leash." SEE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7693014/site/newsweek/
In its statement, CAIR said:
"The allegations, if true, can only serve to fuel anti-American
sentiment. Vague assurances of a military investigation are
insufficient to keep this incident from being used to further harm
relations with the Muslim world. We urge President Bush to initiate an
open probe of the incident, make public its findings and punish those
responsible."
The twin phenomena of Islamophobia and anti-Americanism will be
addressed at a CAIR conference to be held this weekend in Washington,
D.C. SEE: http://www.cair-net.org/2005conference/
CAIR recently launched a website designed to help end the use and
instigation of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
(CID) by American personnel worldwide.
To learn more about CAIR's anti-torture campaign, go to:
http://www.cair-net.org/antitorture/
ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be POLITE and RESPECTFUL.)
Contact the White House:
President George W. Bush
The White House
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Washington, DC 20500
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Council on American-Islamic Relations
453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 202-488-8787, 202-744-7726
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