U.S. Enforced Disappearances - The Report, pdf

[Solly Mack]

U.S. Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the "War on Terror"

This is the report that details the 39 "ghost prisoners" and the treatment of children detained at America's secret prisons run by the CIA.





In case anyone wanted it as a reference.(to bookmark, etc)

[leftchick]

1. thank you Solly

do you know if ANY Democrat has addressed these renditions that continue as I type and demand an end to them?

[Solly Mack]

2. You're welcome, leftchick...some info

Edward Markey
http://democracyrising.us/content/view/184/165/

"The amendment only applies to funds in the (2005) supplemental funding bill."


Earl Blumenauer

http://blumenauer.house.gov/newsroom/PressRelease.aspx?NewsID=1185

http://blumenauer.house.gov/issues/Issue.aspx?IssueID=13&SubIssueID=117
more info

March 17, 2005
House Votes to Reaffirm Ban on Torture
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 1:50 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) --

"The House voted Wednesday to ban the use of federal money to transfer terror suspects to countries that are believed to torture prisoners, a practice that has drawn fierce criticism of the Bush administration.

The largely symbolic amendment reaffirms a 1994 treaty barring torture of detainees in American custody, whether in the United States or in countries known for human rights violations. The measure was approved 420-2 as part of an $81.4 billion emergency spending package for combat and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Voting against the amendment were Republican Reps. Robin Hayes of North Carolina and Mark Souder of Indiana.

The amendment, authored by Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Edward Markey of Massachusetts, comes in the wake of media accounts alleging that the U.S. government has secretly sent detainees to foreign countries where they have been tortured for information."


H.R. 952 <109th>: Torture Outsourcing Prevention Act (the Markey bill)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h109-952

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.00952:
H.R.952
Title: To prohibit the transfer or return of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Edward J. (introduced 2/17/2005) Cosponsors (77)
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.

and there it remains



The below link has many good articles for referencing (in case you want it)

http://www.commongroundcommonsense.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t20332-250.html

[leftchick]

3. It is issues link this that should be front and center for every Democrat

Instead of this fucking immigration crap! Unless of course they support the kidnapping and torture of human beings by the USA.

Thank you for the information again Solly. Very disappointing.

[Solly Mack]

4. I think, for many, the attitude is - when this nastiness blows over, all will be well -

but this won't just blow over...burying themselves in denial does nothing more than enable the crimes.

Our government is committing war crimes and must be held accountable for those crimes.

[helderheid]

5. I cannot believe this isn't on the greatest 5 times over. K & R.

[Solly Mack]

7. Thanks, helderheid!

Probably needs a catchy title :)

[helderheid]

10. HA! it made it. Keepin' it KICKED

[leftchick]

11. I agree

I just can not believe how many just ignore this issue. Someday it could be any of us "disappeared". :(

[helderheid]

12. Well, we'll just have to keep on kicking

[Solly Mack]

16. It really could be us one day

It's mot a great leap from being imprisoned for a crime you didn't commit - even executed for it - (which does happen in America) - to just being disappeared.

Look at the round-ups just after September 11th....not a great leap at all.

[malaise]

6. K & R

Thanks. Bookmarked.

[Solly Mack]

8. You're welcome,malaise !

[Lars39]

9. K&R

:kick:

[helderheid]

13. Maybe the thread needs kittens?

[leftchick]

15. It needs PARIS HILTON!

oh god poor paris! imagine if she had been extraordinarily rendered instead. Now that would get some headlines...

[helderheid]

17. FREE PARIS!!!

:rofl:

[Coexist]

14. knr.