Friday, April 10, 2009
Newsweek Breaks Shocking New Revelations About Disappeared Persons
Breaking news: Indictment of Bush Officials May Come in Days
Newsweek Breaks Shocking New Revelations About Disappeared Persons
From Pinochet to Bush, the Path to Prosecution
Publicizing the indictment movement requires placing newspaper ads,
organizing national call-in days to pressure Congressional
representatives, intensive media work, teach-ins and educational
forums. Please consider taking a moment right now to make a donation
to this new movement for the indictment of Bush.
* The imminent indictment in Spanish courts of former officials of the
Bush Administration is being applauded by civil and human rights
organizations and legal scholars. The popular wave of support for
indictment of Bush officials will inevitably lead to Bush himself.
* Newsweek Magazine blew open more shocking news about Bush' system of
kidnapping, secret prisons and torture. A secret Red Cross report
indicates that many kidnapped and tortured people were turned into
"disappeared persons" by the CIA under instructions from Bush and
Cheney. A former Bush administration official told Newsweek's Michael
Isikoff that the information had been hidden from the Red Cross. "The
majority of the people in the CIA program are unaccounted for. We
don't know what happened to them," a human rights investigator told
Isikoff.
* Like Bush, former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, thought his
power would shield him from criminal prosecution when his regime
kidnapped and tortured and assassinated individuals who became known
as the "disappeared." It was when Spanish courts brought indictments
against Pinochet that everything changed. As Michael Ratner, president
of the Center for Constitutional Rights said, "the importance of this
investigation [in Spain] can not be understated. Contrary to
statements by some, the Spanish investigations are not 'symbolic.'
Just ask Augusto Pinochet, who was stranded under house arrest in
England and who ultimately faced criminal charges in Chile because of
the pressure of the Spanish courts. If and when arrest warrants are
issued, 24 countries in Europe are obligated to enforce them. The
world is getting smaller for the torture conspirators."
Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General has called for the
prosecution of Bush and other high officials in the United States,
stating, "The greatest danger arising from impunity for President Bush
and his cohorts would be that all subsequent officials will feel
secure in committing the same crimes and the people, having failed to
compel impeachment for such open, notorious and egregious crimes, will
feel even more helpless to prevent them. Ultimately the power and the
responsibility to prevent criminal acts by government is with the
people."
Now is the time for massive outreach and publicity. This requires
newspaper ads, organizing national call-in days to pressure
Congressional representatives, intensive media work, teach-ins and
educational forums, and providing literature for people of conscience
to distribute in cities and towns across the country. Please consider
taking a moment right now to make a donation to this new movement for
the indictment of Bush. There is no time to spare. The time to act is
now and we will.
