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16th August 2011, 00:28
Court says Rumsfeld must face trial for torture
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Dear Chris,
The ANSWER Coalition is circulating the following message from Indict Bush Now, an organization founded by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark and dedicated to holding Bush officials accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity they committed while in office. Diligently working to spread this message over years, their campaign took a giant step forward last week when a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld must stand trial for torture.
We urge ANSWER supporters to read about this campaign, sign the Indict Bush Now petition and make a financial contribution to Indict Bush Now.
http://www2.answercoalition.org/site/R?i=dZsQ_9W9Twy0BAQv3ojXOg..
Ironically, the Obama administration's Justice Department is defending Rumsfeld, as they have with other Bush-era officials who have committed war crimes, torture, secret rendition, illegal spying and other criminal acts. The movement for prosecution of Bush-era crimes is gathering momentum not only in the United States, but also internationally, where there are multiple legal proceedings and grassroots organizations demanding prosecution.
Real justice demands that all those who have suffered as a result of the U.S. government's criminal acts--not just U.S. citizens, but also Afghans, Iraqis, and Pakistanis--should have the right to bring their torturers to trial.
--ANSWER Coalition
Rumsfeld must face trial for torture, Court of Appeal rules
Bush official does not have personal immunity for torture
Indict Bush Now reaches international TV audience – share this video with friends
Click this link to watch the video
http://www2.answercoalition.org/site/R?i=neQLLl2KeGaQHlNMjsXfUw..
It is hard to overstate the significance of the ruling by the US Court of Appeals that Donald Rumsfeld will face trial for torture. Every Bush-era official who committed crimes, including authorizing torture, has to be deeply alarmed.
The movement for accountability has entered a new, decisive stage and we are committed to stepping up the momentum.
Please make a much needed donation so that IndictBushNow can do this critical work.
Here is what has happened:
The court ruled on Tuesday that two U.S. citizens who worked for a private security firm in Iraq can proceed to take Donald Rumsfeld to trial for the torture they assert they endured during months of imprisonment in 2006 in a prison set up by the Pentagon at a military base near Baghdad's airport..
The two men say they were arrested and then brutally tortured after they tried to expose bribery and corruption in the private security firm that was on the Pentagon payroll. They informed U.S. authorities and began cooperating with them to expose bribery and corruption. In early 2006 they were unexpectedly arrested and sent to the prison at the US military base Camp Cropper located near Baghdad's airport.
After months of imprisonment they were taken from the jail and dropped at the airport without ever having been charged with a crime.
The Court of Appeals in Chicago on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that the men have a right to take Rumsfeld to trial.
The court ruled, "We agree with the district court that the plaintiffs have alleged sufficient facts to show that Secretary Rumsfeld personally established the relevant policies that caused the alleged violations of their constitutional rights during detention."
The IndictBushNow.org campaign was prominently mentioned in an interview on RT television yesterday.
Thousands of people watched the YouTube version of the interview. Please watch this video and share it with others.
Your support is vital. Please make an urgently need donation right now.
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Dear Chris,
The ANSWER Coalition is circulating the following message from Indict Bush Now, an organization founded by former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark and dedicated to holding Bush officials accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity they committed while in office. Diligently working to spread this message over years, their campaign took a giant step forward last week when a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld must stand trial for torture.
We urge ANSWER supporters to read about this campaign, sign the Indict Bush Now petition and make a financial contribution to Indict Bush Now.
http://www2.answercoalition.org/site/R?i=dZsQ_9W9Twy0BAQv3ojXOg..
Ironically, the Obama administration's Justice Department is defending Rumsfeld, as they have with other Bush-era officials who have committed war crimes, torture, secret rendition, illegal spying and other criminal acts. The movement for prosecution of Bush-era crimes is gathering momentum not only in the United States, but also internationally, where there are multiple legal proceedings and grassroots organizations demanding prosecution.
Real justice demands that all those who have suffered as a result of the U.S. government's criminal acts--not just U.S. citizens, but also Afghans, Iraqis, and Pakistanis--should have the right to bring their torturers to trial.
--ANSWER Coalition
Rumsfeld must face trial for torture, Court of Appeal rules
Bush official does not have personal immunity for torture
Indict Bush Now reaches international TV audience – share this video with friends
Click this link to watch the video
http://www2.answercoalition.org/site/R?i=neQLLl2KeGaQHlNMjsXfUw..
It is hard to overstate the significance of the ruling by the US Court of Appeals that Donald Rumsfeld will face trial for torture. Every Bush-era official who committed crimes, including authorizing torture, has to be deeply alarmed.
The movement for accountability has entered a new, decisive stage and we are committed to stepping up the momentum.
Please make a much needed donation so that IndictBushNow can do this critical work.
Here is what has happened:
The court ruled on Tuesday that two U.S. citizens who worked for a private security firm in Iraq can proceed to take Donald Rumsfeld to trial for the torture they assert they endured during months of imprisonment in 2006 in a prison set up by the Pentagon at a military base near Baghdad's airport..
The two men say they were arrested and then brutally tortured after they tried to expose bribery and corruption in the private security firm that was on the Pentagon payroll. They informed U.S. authorities and began cooperating with them to expose bribery and corruption. In early 2006 they were unexpectedly arrested and sent to the prison at the US military base Camp Cropper located near Baghdad's airport.
After months of imprisonment they were taken from the jail and dropped at the airport without ever having been charged with a crime.
The Court of Appeals in Chicago on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that the men have a right to take Rumsfeld to trial.
The court ruled, "We agree with the district court that the plaintiffs have alleged sufficient facts to show that Secretary Rumsfeld personally established the relevant policies that caused the alleged violations of their constitutional rights during detention."
The IndictBushNow.org campaign was prominently mentioned in an interview on RT television yesterday.
Thousands of people watched the YouTube version of the interview. Please watch this video and share it with others.
Your support is vital. Please make an urgently need donation right now.
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
http://www.AnswerCoalition.org/
[email protected]
National Office in Washington DC: 202-265-1948
Boston: 857-334-5084 | New York City: 212-694-8720 | Chicago: 773-463-0311
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