From David Swanson: Please ask organizations you are in touch with to join the long list of groups signed on below to the following statement.
Ask state or national ACLUs, People for the American Way, Amnesty International, lawyers groups, the American Bar Association, human rights groups, peace groups, city councils, local and state political parties, progressive media outlets, prominent bloggers. They can sign on at <http://prosecutebushcheney.org>http://prosecutebushcheney.org or by Emailing <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the attorneys formerly employed by the Department of Justice whose memos sought to justify torture, and other former top officials of the Bush Administration. Our laws, and treaties that under Article VI of our Constitution are the supreme law of the land, require the prosecution of crimes that strong evidence suggests these individuals have committed. Both the former president and the former vice president have confessed to authorizing a torture procedure that is illegal under our law and treaty obligations. The former president has confessed to violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. We see no need for these prosecutions to be extraordinarily lengthy or costly, and no need to wait for the recommendations of a panel or "truth" commission when substantial evidence of the crimes is already in the public domain. We believe the most effective investigation can be conducted by a prosecutor, and we believe such an investigation should begin immediately. Drafted by The Robert Jackson Steering Committee <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/robertjackson>http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/robertjackson Signed By: Center for Constitutional Rights <http://www.ccrjustice.org>http://www.ccrjustice.org The National Lawyers Guild <http://www.nlg.org>http://www.nlg.org Society of American Law Teachers - SALT <http://www.saltlaw.org>http://www.saltlaw.org Human Rights USA <http://www.humanrightsusa.org>http://www.humanrightsusa.org After Downing Street <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org>http://www.afterdowningstreet.org American Freedom Campaign <http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org>http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserve Colonel and US diplomat <http://www.voicesofconscience.com>http://www.voicesofconscience.com ANSWER Coalition <http://www.answercoalition.org>http://www.answercoalition.org Backbone Campaign <http://www.backbonecampaign.org>http://www.backbonecampaign.org Brad Blog <http://www.bradblog.com>http://www.bradblog.com Cities for Peace <http://citiesforprogress.org>http://citiesforprogress.org Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County Citizens For Legitimate Government <http://www.legitgov.org>http://www.legitgov.org CODE PINK: Women for Peace <http://www.codepink4peace.org>http://www.codepink4peace.org Daniel Ellsberg, Truth-Telling Project <http://www.ellsberg.net>http://www.ellsberg.net Defending Dissent Foundation <http://www.defendingdissent.org>http://www.defendingdissent.org Delaware Valley Veterans for America <http://www.delvalvets4america.org>http://www.delvalvets4america.org Democrats.com <http://www.democrats.com>http://www.democrats.com Glenn Greenwald <http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald>http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space <http://www.space4peace.org>http://www.space4peace.org Gold Star Families for Peace <http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com>http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com Grandmothers Against the War <http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/gatw>http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/gatw Grassroots America <http://www.grassrootsamerica4us.org>http://www.grassrootsamerica4us.org High Road for Human Rights Advocacy Project <http://www.highroadforhumanrights.org>http://www.highroadforhumanrights.org Impeach Colorado <http://impeachco.com>http://impeachco.com Impeach for Peace <http://impeachforpeace.org>http://impeachforpeace.org Indict Bush Now <http://www.IndictBushNow.org>http://www.IndictBushNow.org Individuals for Justice <http://www.IndividualsForJustice.org>http://www.IndividualsForJustice.org Iraq Veterans Against the War <http://ivaw.org>http://ivaw.org Ralph Lopez, author of "Truth in the Age of Bushism," chairman, Jobs For Afghans <http://jobsforafghans.org>http://jobsforafghans.org Justice Through Music <http://www.jtmp.org>http://www.jtmp.org Marcus Raskin, co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies, member of editorial board of the /Nation/, member of the special staff of the National Security Council in the Kennedy Administration Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored <http://www.projectcensored.org>http://www.projectcensored.org Naomi Wolf, author of /End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot/, and /Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries/ <http://naomiwolf.org>http://naomiwolf.org National Accountability Network Northeast Impeachment Coalition <http://www.neimpeach.org/wp>http://www.neimpeach.org/wp Op Ed News <http://www.opednews.com>http://www.opednews.com Partnership for Civil Justice (PCJ) <http://www.justiceonline.org>http://www.justiceonline.org Peace Action <http://www.peace-action.org>http://www.peace-action.org Peace Team <http://www.peaceteam.net>http://www.peaceteam.net People for Peace & Justice/St. Augustine, FL <http://www.staugppj.org>http://www.staugppj.org Peter McLaren, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles The Progressive <http://www.progressive.org>http://www.progressive.org Progressive Democrats of America <http://www.pdamerica.org>http://www.pdamerica.org PDA/DFA South Jersey <http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=NJ>http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=NJ The Public Record <http://pubrecord.org>http://pubrecord.org Republicans for Impeachment <http://republicansforimpeachment.com>http://republicansforimpeachment.com Save the Bill of Rights <http://www.savethebillofrights.org>http://www.savethebillofrights.org Smirking Chimp <http://www.smirkingchimp.com>http://www.smirkingchimp.com Christiane Brown, The Solution Zone <http://www.1230kjfk.com>http://www.1230kjfk.com Tulsa Impeachment Committee <http://impeachok1.org>http://impeachok1.org United for Peace and Justice <http://www.unitedforpeace.org>http://www.unitedforpeace.org Velvet Revolution <http://www.velvetrevolution.us>http://www.velvetrevolution.us Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity <http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips>http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips Veterans for Peace <http://www.veteransforpeace.org>http://www.veteransforpeace.org Voters for Peace <http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php>http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php War Crimes Times <http://www.warcrimestimes.org>http://www.warcrimestimes.org War Is Illegal <http://www.war-is-illegal.org>http://www.war-is-illegal.org Wisconsin Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition <http://www.impeachwi.com>http://www.impeachwi.com World Can't Wait <http://www.worldcantwait.net>http://www.worldcantwait.net --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. 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