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<DIV><FONT size=4>To All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Does anyone on this list really think that we should "thank"
Mr. Obama when it comes to the question of <FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG>TORTURE</STRONG> <FONT color=#000000>after what we have
heard on Democracy Now! this morning?</FONT><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT><FONT
color=#000000>I have no doubt now, if the American people don't step
forward and bring an end to the out of control policy of Torture, Illegal
Arrests and Detentions in this country, they will gain nothing
except a disguised police state. These are the critical times. If
so-called "progressive" people feel like thanking their President on the issue
of "torture" while the situation is getting even worse than before, then we are
facing a very gloomy future. Speak Up Now, this is the mother of all demands; No
more torture, No more secret arrests and detentions! This is the ABC
of a democratic society. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Are we allowed to talk about this issue on this list or
are we here just to sign petitions?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Massoud</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [PAA-Discuss] Obama releases
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releasing the torture memos.<BR><BR><A
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that the Obama Administration has publicly released those secret
torture memos. <BR><BR>What we saw in them was disturbing and immoral,
but it's important that these actions can no longer be denied or
hidden.<BR><BR>President Obama took a big step toward proving that he
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is inside those memos and Common Cause will be among those looking
closely at them. <BR><BR>We commend the Administration, and urge
President Obama to support the creation of an independent panel to
investigate abuses of power by the Bush Administration, including
torture and other reprehensible acts believed to have taken place
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the torture memos. Send a letter to the Administration
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