Let's bombard Congress with Emails about POW abuse today!

[Hubert Flottz]

Senator ______;

I would like to call this article in the 'New Yorker' to your attention!

TORTURE AT ABU GHRAIB
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH
American soldiers brutalized Iraqis. How far up does the responsibility go?

"How far up does the responsibility go?" is exactly what congress should look into ASAP. I can't believe my tax dollars are funding these awful things! Public Congressional hearings on this matter with all the witnesses UNDER OATH should be demanded! "This Aggression should not stand!"

How can we EVER expect to settle anything in Iraq with these types of things going on?

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"At the Article 32 hearing, the Army informed Frederick and his attorneys, Captain Robert Shuck, an Army lawyer, and Gary Myers, a civilian, that two dozen witnesses they had sought, including General Karpinski and all of Frederick’s co-defendants, would not appear. Some had been excused after exercising their Fifth Amendment right; others were deemed to be too far away from the courtroom. “The purpose of an Article 32 hearing is for us to engage witnesses and discover facts,” Gary Myers told me. “We ended up with a c.i.d. agent and no alleged victims to examine.” After the hearing, the presiding investigative officer ruled that there was sufficient evidence to convene a court-martial against Frederick."

This does not sound at all like Bush and Friends are willing to conduct an honest investigation on this horrid matter! Congress should DEMAND some answers! Congress should DEMAND that the witnesses be examined in a public hearing! Are we a civilized nation, or have we become like the Nazis we defeated, or thought we defeated, in WW II? Does Congress not have any oversight over Rumsfield's Army anymore?

Sincerely;

Anyone with anything to add?

[FreakinDJ]

1. How far up does the responsibility go is the question

The American people need to know. This one act has destroyed any and all credibility America ever had.

Every trade deal we negotiate

Every foreign Consular action we try

Every business operating on foreign soil

The exchange rate of the dollar quite possibly

Will be effected by this horrendous act. The American people deserve to know who was pulling the strings of these people. We need to let the media know also we WANT TO KNOW THE FULL AND COMPLETE STORY

[Hubert Flottz]

2. If the senate and house don't act Bush will sweep it under the rug

like he does everything else!

[FreakinDJ]

3. I still think they knew the story was coming

Look at the meeting between Blair and Bush

Notice the stock market is taking a dive.

People knew this story was about to break and we have only seen the tip of the iceberg

[Hubert Flottz]

4. I'm sure our congress critters knew but,,,,,,,

they won't get off their asses if we don't demand some answers!

[FreakinDJ]

5. A call for the International Red Cross to inspect prisons

Every one should now ask congress to allow the International Redcross to inspect the prisons.

Allow these people the decency deserved a human being

[Hubert Flottz]

6. Good idea!

We need to raise HOLY Hell about this! What if you kid gets captured in Bush's Holy War?

[shraby]

7. I sent them

the article, as well as others.:mad: