>From Gianni Ortiz: Hi Gianni,
Just a reminder this is the very last day that you can sign up to lobby your Senators and Representatives while they're home on recess. We've trained someone in your community to lead this group and they'll need strong advocates to back them up. Help us get to the bottom of how we became a nation that tortures. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ddKMIRMsHfLKL1I&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G>Join a delegation in your community. Thanks for your support, Njambi Good <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ddJMKPNlEfKOK0L&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> Obama's latest move on detainees reveals an administration unwilling to change Bush counter-terrorism policies. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gqLSKYOxGiJVIaK&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> Register today to meet with your Senators and Representatives during the weeks of April 6 - 17. Dear Gianni, This past weekend we got a deeply troubling glimpse into the heart of the Obama administration's counter-terrorism policies. On Friday, in a symbolic break with the past, the Obama administration announced it would drop the term "enemy combatant" - only to argue in the same breath that the administration has the legal authority to hold detainees indefinitely, without charge. 1 We're beginning to fear the worst: that the Obama administration will hold onto the failed counter-terrorism policies of the Bush administration. Such a move would solidify and make indefinite detention and other Bush policies the new norm in America. Our most powerful antidote to these cancerous counter-terrorism policies is a full investigation that includes holding those responsible accountable. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=jjJYL7PJIlI2KkJ&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G>While your Members of Congress are at home during the April recess, meet with them and push them for an independent investigation. We know this is a big ask. But one face-to-face visit can move a Member of Congress off the fence and turn him or her into a supporter. We'll support you to make your face-to-face visit both easy and empowering. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ddKMIPMlHfLRL3I&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G>Our best antidote is accountability <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=kuL0IaPOIeJNJfL&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> Prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=eoIOJSMqG8ICLYJ&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> How did we become a nation that tortures? And will we really reject the failed counter-terrorism policies of the Bush administration? <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hhKUJ1OCIbLJI8I&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G>Our best chance is a full and independent investigation. Two weeks ago, Senator Leahy held his "getting to the truth" hearing on whether or not the Senate should setup a commission of inquiry.2 Now the clock is ticking for him to find other Senators and Representatives to join his efforts. <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=kuI0KaPOLeKQKiL&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G>Register today to meet with your Members of Congress in your local community and push them to join Senator Leahy's call for an independent investigation. As if we needed additional justification for a full investigation, a new report by the International Committee of Red Cross was leaked this past weekend that describes in great detail the unfathomable horrific abuse of detainees well into 2007.3 How did this happen? And why does the government continue to defend the policies that allowed such shocking treatment in the first place? <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=dnJMLPMmF7JDIYK&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G>Register today so you can ask your Members of Congress these questions - and - find out what they plan to do about it. The more that comes out, the more we are outraged. And we know this is only the tip of the iceberg. Our outrage, if expressed, can force our politicians to do the right thing: to fully reject the failed, ineffective Bush policies both in name and substance. Thanks for standing with us, Njambi Good Director, Counter Terror with Justice Campaign <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ggLSIYNyHaIKK8J&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=jtIYI7PKJdKRIiI&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=mmK4JgMWIgJYJsL&s=9eLOIWMtHiJKIPNzGrF&m=hiILKVOBJhL5G> 1http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/us/politics/14gitmo.html 2http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200903/030409a.html 3http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/15/AR2009031502724_2.html?nav=rss_email/components DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. Messages sent to this email address are not read. If you have a question or comment, please use our interactive online help system. 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