A new initiative, "No Torture-No Exceptions", has been launched to inject anti-torture planks into all three leading candidate’s platforms. This is needed today more than ever as all three candidates have largely shied away from addressing this issue directly. Yes, all three candidates have made boiler-plate statements about how torture is wrong, but McCain, Obama and Clinton have also sent mixed messages-- to say the least-- on this vital issue of national importance:
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Torture Will Come HomeSource:
http://www.americantorture.com/2008/03/torture-wil...Post Date: 2008-03-11 02:23:00
Today, the House will attempt to override Bush’s veto of the "enhanced" torture ban. The numbers are not encouraging. On December 13, the House voted on 222-199 in favor of the provision, but to override a veto a two-thirds majority is needed.The vote instead will provide a platform for those on the right side of history-- those against sexual humiliation, electric shocks, and waterboarding-- to lambast Bush’s legacy of torture. McCain too will be singled out for his cowardly about-f...
Why Bush Defends Secret Torture TechniquesSource:
http://www.americantorture.com/2008/03/why-bush-de...Post Date: 2008-03-09 21:17:00
"Alternative procedures." "Valuable tools in the war on terror." "Specialized interrogation procedures." "Safe and lawful techniques." "Good policies."George W. Bush has more euphemisms for torture than his creepy Veep, Cheney, has expletives on supply. On Saturday, in his weekly radio address, President Bush announced his veto of the Congressional Intelligence bill, which included a ban on CIA use of certain "enhanced" interrogation methods, like waterboarding. Bush defended the use of the so-c...
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