Petition: Impeach Bush and Cheney for Torture

[kpete]

Petition: Impeach Bush and Cheney for Torture
by bob fertik
Mon Apr 14, 2008 at 07:51:27 AM PDT

On Friday, ABC News reported Bush knew about, and approved, the approval of torture by Dick Cheney and his top cabinet officers.

"I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved."

One would think this would generate headlines and editorials in the nation's leading papers, and outraged discussions on cable TV and the Sunday talk shows. Instead, we hear... crickets.

Clearly the Corporate Media is not going to do anything about Bush's participation in War Crimes. So we're going to have to do it ourselves.

Below is a petition we're sending to Congress. You can sign it here:
http://www.democrats.com/impeach-for-torture

more at:
http://dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/4/14/102729/068/973/495341

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What to Do about Torture
by Steven D
Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 10:47:42 AM EST

I've just Read Clammyc's diary, This is Not Torture. First, let me say I was disgusted by what I read there. Even though I have read many similar stories before about the torture that was condoned and authorized in our names, to protect our freedoms, such descriptions never fail to make me physically ill. Beyond the sheer immorality of these acts, and their illegality under American and international law, we know that there was simply no justifiable reason for these "activities" -- no ticking time bomb, no great or imminent terrorist threats that were exposed. It's mostly been practiced on people with little or no connection to Al Qaeda.
So, what do we do? The media won't cover this issue. Congress won't hold impeachment hearings. McCain will likely continue the same pattern of deceit regarding the abuses at Gitmo, and at American bases in Iraq, Afghanistan and other "detention facilities" if he is elected President. He certainly won't make it a priority to investigate the crimes of the Bush administration since he believes we are legitimately fighting the terrorists in Iraq, and he would like to fight the terrorists in Iran, too, for that matter. As for our Democratic candidates it likely won't be a priority for them, either, unless we can raise public consciousness of the issue.

But how do we do that, Steven D (you rightly ask)? Everyone in the progressive/liberal blogosphere is already talking up a storm aboutthese abuses (for all the good that will do). And I believe that no matter how well written, or how full of righteous anger and purpose we decry the Bush administration's use of torture, we are unlikely to influence the public discussion about this issue unless the discussion moves onto our tee-vee screens.

And since we know the big media won't broadcast any stories regarding torture by Americans, for fear of "bad ratings" or fear of offending the Bush administration or because they are owned by conservative nutjobs who get the kicks out of imagining brown people who talk funny being kicked and beaten and drowned, how is that ever likely to happen?

ideas at:
http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/4/14/104742/471

[Echo In Light]

1. K&R

[ThomWV]

2. Signing petitions has the same effect as pissing on your own foot

How many have you signed? How may have had an effect?

[leftofcool]

3. And this is at the very least the 50th peition for this

[Kurovski]

5. Then perhaps call instead.

They can't say they didn't know what was on people's minds.

If they don't listen, then work to vote them out.

[Fireweed247]

12. that's what I thought

:rofl:

[lonestarnot]

4. Maybe a giant torture protest when the pope mobeeeel shows up?

[electropop]

6. That would be fun. If DC is going to be a traffic snarl anyway,

we may as well ruin their day too.

[lonestarnot]

7. I'm in!

[Fireweed247]

13. sounds great!

:applause:

[spanone]

8. why is punishing a world leader for a war crime partisan?

done

[Pachamama]

9. Americans are too busy to realize that torture is being done in their name...

...and that's what this administration counts on. I read the memos last week and I've saved them as files titled "Exhibit A, B, & C at the War Crimes Trial of George W. Bush"...

My greatest hope is that where our country and the Congress has failed, that someday Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Gonzales, Feith, Rice et al will all be marched to the Hague and tried as War Criminals. And anyone who reads these memos will know instantly that they are guilty of these crimes. They are disgusting. These scum have violated our Constitution, International Law and Treaties and basic decent humanity. They have violated every principle in the Bible and human decency. I pray that there will be true Justice someday.

[caledesi]

10. War crimes at the HAGUE is good enough for me! nt

[Kurovski]

11. Kick. (nt)

[bdamomma]

14. kick

[Kaleko]

15. As a European, I've been astonished to learn

that prisoners jailed in the US are actually EXPECTED to be sexually tortured - routinely. It's a standing JOKE in the US that if you go to an American prison, you will be raped and become somebody's "bitch".

This has been going on for decades. And to pretend that the Boosh admin. or Abu Ghraib is an exception won't convince anyone outside this brainwashed Land of the Bigoted.

[lonestarnot]

16. Kick