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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 05:17 AM
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Independant Commission on torture, sign the list, Veterans For
Edited on Tue Jul-26-05 05:23 AM by 4MoronicYears
Common Sense.... the list thus far contains 2071 signatures, including Brigadeer Generals, Commanders, Lieutenant colonels, Majors, and on and on.....

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/index.cfm?Page=Campaign&MemberID=0&subPage=MoreInfo&CampaignID=23


Open Letter from Veterans for Common Sense
Click here to read the list of signers

As military veterans who have served in every U.S. conflict since 1941, and their supporters, we have worked for decades to defend the national security of the United States and to uphold the honor, integrity and effectiveness of its military. We have greatly valued the opportunity to serve, and we remain committed to this critically important cause.

The reputation of the U.S. Armed Forces and related agencies were badly – we hope not irrevocably – damaged when the Abu Ghraib photos came to light. The rising number of serious allegation of abuses and deaths in custody raise serious questions concerning U.S. detention policy.

Given the range of individuals and locations involved in these reports, it is simply no longer possible to view these allegations as a few instances of an isolated problem. Yet none of the purported major or comprehensive investigations have assigned responsibility to any individuals responsible for policymaking nor held any commanding officer accountable for these abuses, other than the demotion, by one grade, of a Brigadier General.

A small sampling....

Signatures: 1 to 500 of 2071

Lieutenant General Robert Gard; Army (World War II); Rockville MD
Vice Admiral Ralph Weymouth; Navy (World War II); Wonalancet NH
Brigadier General Evelyn Foote; Army (Vietnam War); Accokeek MD
Brigadier General David Irvine; Army (GulfWarEra); UT
Brigadier General Augustine Verrengia; Air Force (Cold War Service); Lago Vista TX
Colonel Sigmund and Jeanette Boegl; Army (Vietnam War); Belfair WA
Colonel James Kent; Army (Vietnam War); Sausalito CA
Mary Rives (Veteran Family Member - Colonel Vietnam War) Amherst MA
Colonel Jerry Walker; Army (Cold War Service); Iowa City IA
Captain Maurice E. Foley; Navy (Cold War Service); Lexington KY
Captain Andrew Schoerke; Navy (Cold War Service); Shaftsbury VT
Captain Tom Tindall; Navy (Vietnam War); Marshall NC
Colonel Richard Klass; Air Force (Vietnam War); Arlington VA
Yuri Donskoy; Kiev
Lieutenant Colonel William Edwards; Army (Vietnam War); Austin TX
Lieutenant Colonel Anne Philiben LTC US Army (ret.); Army (Vietnam War); Bend OR
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Renfro; Army (Vietnam War); Lexington KY
Lieutenant Colonel Liz Rutledge (Panek); Army (Iraq War); Maple View NY
Lieutenant Colonel Fred Seamon; Army (Vietnam War); Santa Cruz CA
Lieutenant Colonel Gretchen Vanek; Army (Vietnam War); Pocatello ID
Lieutenant Colonel Vernon Whitney; Army (World War II); Houston TX
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Williams; Army Reserve (Vietnam War); Sarasota FL
Lieutenant Colonel Barry Workman; Army (Vietnam War); Columbus OH
Commander Ted Bahn; Navy (Vietnam War); Anna Maria FL
Commander Theodore Curtin; Navy (Korean War); Plymouth MA
Commander James Doe; Navy (GulfWarEra); Visalia CA
Commander Bruce Genereux; Navy (Vietnam War); Vero Beach FL
Commander John Kaso; Navy (Lebanon); Alameda Ca
Commander Alvin Liftman; Navy (World War II); Sarasota FL
Commander Neil Nokes; Navy (Cold War Service); Eads TN
Commander Robert Wood; Navy (Vietnam War); Shaker Heights OH
Commander David Bailey; Coast Guard (Vietnam War); Sequim WA
Lieutenant Colonel Elizabeth McGillicuddy; Marine Corps (GulfWarEra); Locust Grove VA
Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Walsh; Marine Corps (Vietnam War); Alexandria VA
Pat Achor (Veteran Family Member - Lieutenant Colonel Vietnam War) Hot Springs Village AR
Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Cutrer; Air Force (Vietnam War); Fort Worth TX
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Di Croce; Air Force (Korean War); Hudson FL
Lieutenant Colonel Leonard Gumley; Air Force (World War II); Sarasota/Bradenton FL
Lieutenant Colonel Allan Hastings; Air Force (Vietnam War); Warner Robins GA
Lieutenant Colonel Warren Langley; Air Force Reserve (Vietnam War); San Francisco CA
Lieutenant Colonel Erik McMillan; Air Force (); Las Vegas NV
Major John Bellows; Army (World War II); Walnut Creek CA
Major Gerald Fisher; Army (Vietnam War); Bluffton IN
Major Edward Goldberg; Army (Vietnam War); Fircrest WA
Major John Henry; Army (Vietnam War); Phoenix AZ
Major Ron Killen, M.D.; Army (Vietnam War); Sandy OR
Major Douglas Kinney; Army (Other Wartime Service); Otego NY

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laylah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 05:29 AM
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1. Done and forwarded!
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democrank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 05:40 AM
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2. Told a Vietnam Vet friend about this.
He signed it.
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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 06:08 AM
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3. done kick and nom nt
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-05 09:19 AM
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4. Done
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