[PAA-Discuss] CIA covering up Bush-era torture

[juli3 at aol.com]

The CIA is aggressively lobbying the Obama administration to conceal the truth about failed Bush-era torture tactics.
Join our call-in week and help us urge the President to ensure the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into torture and other human rights violations in the "war on terror."







































Dear Juli,

The CIA postponed the scheduled release on Friday of a highly anticipated report that could provide hard evidence of how agency tactics like waterboarding during the Bush years crossed the line into torture. 

The report – dubbed the "Holy Grail" – is believed to implicate Bush-era officials in the authorization of torture and concludes that abusive tactics did not prevent planned terrorist plots.1

Leaked versions of the report show that even the CIA itself called into question the morality, legality and effectiveness of enhanced interrogation techniques.








The CIA is doing everything it can to thwart the release of critical information contained in the report. It made public last month a heavily redacted version of the document only after sustained efforts by the ACLU to get the information out in the open. 

And now the agency is aggressively lobbying the Obama administration to keep the rest of the report secret.2

Those on the side of human rights need to counter the CIA's efforts to conceal the truth about failed Bush-era tortur
e tactics with forceful steps of our own.

The CIA has pushed back the release of the report by one week to complete its review. We need to make sure that between now and Friday the administration doesn't succumb to pressure from the CIA to keep this report secret.

That's why we're asking you today to join our call-in week. Activists nationwide will place calls to the White House throughout the week to mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26th. We are calling on President Obama to demonstrate his commitment to accountability by ensuring the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry into torture and other human rights violations in the "war on terror."

Decision makers know that constituents only make calls on issues that really matter to them. So when they hear from hundreds or thousands of concerned individuals on an issue, it makes it a priority on their agendas.

We've made significant headway over the past several months in our fight for accountability and we're sure that the release of this report will be a key step in holding to account those responsible for Bush-era torture.

Thanks for standing with us.

Njambi, Geneve, Zeke and the rest of the Counter Terror with Justice team




















1, http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/torture/cia-postpones-release-of-big-torture-report-that-could-undercut-cheney/
2, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061603516.html



















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