CFL ALERT: OPPOSE THE TORTURE OF DETAINEES IN IRAQ: ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT THE MCCAIN AMENDMENT.
SEND OUR PREWRITTEN LETTER NOW:
http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/CFLWeb/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1385
OR, WRITE YOUR OWN.
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Citizens for Fair Legislation
For Immediate Release
October 20, 2005
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CFL ALERT: OPPOSE THE TORTURE OF DETAINEES IN IRAQ: ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT THE MCCAIN AMENDMENT.
TALKING POINTS:
*In a 90-9 vote the U.S. Senate has voted to block torture and prisoner abuse by the U.S. government. Please take a moment to send our prewritten letter to your representatives and ask them to support the McCain Amendment.
*The McCain Amendment prevents the government from telling soldiers to ignore the Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogations and it reinforces the ban on torture and the use of cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment and prevents the abandonment of the Constitution and the rule of law. Senator McCain's amendment is supported by key members of the armed forces, including two former Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Shalikashvili and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.
*In July, Vice President Cheney met with Republican Senators who had publicly expressed frustration about the administration's failure to hold senior military officials responsible for the abuse and torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. At that meeting Cheney stated his opposition to congressional intervention regarding the treatment of detainees at either Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo. Later the White House issued a statement stating that President Bush would veto a $442 billion defense bill if representatives continued to attempt to impose restrictions on what the military can and cannot do to detainees.
*Ask your representatives in the House to hold the government accountable for its detention policies at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo by supporting the McCain Amendment and by asking them to make sure it is in the Defense Department appropriations bill. This amendment reinforces clear and well-established procedures on the interrogation of prisoners and detainees.
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WHITE HOUSE COMMENTS LINE: 202-456-1111
WHITE HOUSE SWITCHBOARD: 202-456-1414
WHITE HOUSE FAX: 202-456-2461
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Citizens for Fair Legislation is a grassroots organization committed to encouraging a fair domestic and foreign policy with an emphasis on the US/Arab world.
www.cflweb.org
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