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Prosecution fo alleged crimes of George W. Bush and Richard Cheney
Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials
We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the attorneys formerly employed by the Department of Justice whose memos sought to justify torture, and other former top officials of the Bush Administration.
Our laws, and treaties that under Article VI of our Constitution are the supreme law of the land, require the prosecution of crimes that strong evidence suggests these individuals have committed. Both the former president and the former vice president have confessed to authorizing a torture procedure that is illegal under our law and treaty obligations. The former president has confessed to violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
We see no need for these prosecutions to be extraordinarily lengthy or costly, and no need to wait for the recommendations of a panel or “truth” commission when substantial evidence of the crimes is already in the public domain. We believe the most effective investigation can be conducted by a prosecutor, and we believe such an investigation should begin immediately.
We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the attorneys formerly employed by the Department of Justice whose memos sought to justify torture, and other former top officials of the Bush Administration.
Our laws, and treaties that under Article VI of our Constitution are the supreme law of the land, require the prosecution of crimes that strong evidence suggests these individuals have committed. Both the former president and the former vice president have confessed to authorizing a torture procedure that is illegal under our law and treaty obligations. The former president has confessed to violating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
We see no need for these prosecutions to be extraordinarily lengthy or costly, and no need to wait for the recommendations of a panel or “truth” commission when substantial evidence of the crimes is already in the public domain. We believe the most effective investigation can be conducted by a prosecutor, and we believe such an investigation should begin immediately.
Signed By:
Center for Constitutional Rights
http://www.ccrjustice.org
The National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org
Society of American Law Teachers - SALT
http://www.saltlaw.org
Human Rights USA
http://www.humanrightsusa.org
After Downing Street
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org
American Freedom Campaign
http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org
American Voices Abroad - Berlin
http://www.americanvoicesabroad.net/cgi-bin/berlin
American Voices Abroad Military Project
https://www.dfg-vk.de/thematisches/kriegsdienstverweigerung_im_krieg/200...
Amherst Women in Black
Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserve Colonel and US diplomat
http://www.voicesofconscience.com
ANSWER Coalition
http://www.answercoalition.org
Backbone Campaign
http://www.backbonecampaign.org
The Beach Impeach Project
http://beachimpeach.org
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
http://www.bfuu.org
Boca Peace Corner
http://www.bocapeacecorner.org
Boston Antiwar League
http://www.antiwarleague.com
Brad Blog
http://www.bradblog.com
Bruce E. Jones, author of War Without Windows and Make America Again
Bush Prosecution
http://www.bushprosecution.org
Center for the Study of Democratic Societies
http://www.CenterSDS.com
Central Florida Veterans for Peace
http://www.cflveteransforpeace.org
Chatham Peace Initiative
http://www.chathampeace.org
Chesapeake Citizens
http://www.chesapeakecitizens.org
Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War
http://www.chelseaneighborsunited.org
Chicagoans Against War & Injustice
http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org
Cities for Peace
http://citiesforprogress.org
Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County
Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org
Citizens for Peace & Justice of Medford, Oregon
http://www.medfordcpj.org
Claire McGee Photography
http://www.clairemcgee.com
CND Cymru
http://www.cndcymru.org
CODE PINK: Women for Peace
http://www.codepink4peace.org
Code Pink Portland
http://www.codepinkportland.org
Collateral Repair Project
http://www.collateralrepairproject.org
Consumers for Peace
http://consumersforpeace.org
Cultures of Resistance/Caipirinha Productions
http://www.culturesofresistance.org
Daniel Ellsberg, Truth-Telling Project
http://www.ellsberg.net
David Lindorff, Author of "The Case for Impeachment"
http://thiscantbehappening.net
Defending Dissent Foundation
http://www.defendingdissent.org
Delaware Valley Veterans for America
http://www.delvalvets4america.org
Democracy in Action
Democracy for New York
http://www.DemocracyforNYC.org
The Democratic Activist
http://thedemocraticactivist.blogspot.com
Democrats.com
http://www.democrats.com
Dignity and Dining
http://www.dignityanddining.org
Docudharma
http://www.docudharma.com
Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation
http://eastsidefor.org/for/contact.php
The Enviroshow
http://envirosho.blogspot.com
Fort Wayne Peace and Justice
http://www.fwagitator.org
Frank Dorrel, Publisher, Addicted To War
http://www.addictedtowar.com
Georgia Peace & Justice Coalition
http://www.georgiapeace.org
Georgia Veterans Alliance
Glenn Greenwald
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
http://www.space4peace.org
Gold Star Families for Peace
http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com
Grandmothers Against the War
http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/gatw
Granny Peace Brigade
http://www.grannypeacebrigade.org
Grassroots America
http://www.grassrootsamerica4us.org
Health Freedom USA
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org
High Road for Human Rights Advocacy Project
http://www.highroadforhumanrights.org
Humanists for Peace
http://www.HumanistsforPeace.com
Impeach Colorado
http://impeachco.com
Impeach for Peace
http://impeachforpeace.org
Indict Bush Now
http://www.IndictBushNow.org
Individuals for Justice
http://www.IndividualsForJustice.org
Instruments For Peace
http://www.instrumentsforpeace.org
IPAS / the Auschwitz Project
Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://ivaw.org
Issues & Alibis magazine
http://www.issuesandalibis.org
Justice Through Music
http://www.jtmp.org
Justin Frank, MD author of Bush on the Couch
Lake Forest Park for Peace
http://www.lfpfp.org
Liberty Tree
http://www.libertytreefdr.org
Ralph Lopez, author of "Truth in the Age of Bushism," chairman, Jobs For Afghans
http://jobsforafghans.org
Los Angeles Free Press
http://www.losangelesfreepress.com
Marcus Raskin, co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies, member of editorial board of the /Nation/, member of the special staff of the National Security Council in the Kennedy Administration
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
http://www.maryknollogc.org
Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org
Media With Conscience
http://www.mwcnews.net
The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
http://www.mcli.org
Middle East Children's Alliance
http://www.mecaforpeace.org
MobileBroadcastNews
http://MobileBroadcastNews.org
My America Too
http://www.myamericatoo.com
Naomi Wolf, author of /End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot/, and /Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries/
http://naomiwolf.org
National Accountability Network
NC Democrats
New Hampshire Peace Action
http://www.nhpeaceaction.org
New Paltz Women in Black
New Paltz Green Party
http://newpaltzgreens.org
Newton County Democratic Club, and
Newton County Democratic Central Committee
http://www.democratleaders.com
New York Metro Progressives
http://nymetroprogressives.wikispaces.com
North Alabama Peace Network
http://www.napn.org
North County Coalition for Justice and Peace
Northeast Impeachment Coalition
http://www.neimpeach.org/wp
Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War
AShafton [at] aol.com
Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com
Opinion or Truth
http://www.opinionortruth.com
Partnership for Civil Justice (PCJ)
http://www.justiceonline.org
Patrick Henry Democratic Club
http://www.patrickhenrythinktank.org
Patriotic Response to Renegade Government
patrioticresponse [at] yahoo.com
Peace Action
http://www.peace-action.org
Peace Team
http://www.peaceteam.net
People for Peace & Justice/St. Augustine, FL
http://www.staugppj.org
Peter McLaren, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
The Progressive
http://www.progressive.org
Progressive Democrats of America
http://www.pdamerica.org
Progressive Democrats of Hawaii
http://pd-hawaii.com
Progressive Democrats of New York, 14th Congressional District
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdnycd14/
PDA/DFA South Jersey
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=NJ
PDA Rhode Island
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=RI
Progressive Democrats of Marin
Project Vote Count
http://www.ProjectVoteCount.com
The Public Record
http://pubrecord.org
Radio or Not
http://www.radioornot.com
Republicans for Impeachment
http://republicansforimpeachment.com
Rise Up Tampa Bay
http://www.riseuptampabay.com
Rule of Law Institute
http://ruleoflawinstitute.org
San Franciso Bay View
http://www.sfbayview.com
Save the Bill of Rights
http://www.savethebillofrights.org
Seacoast Peace Response
http://www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org
Seamus Berkeley Fine Art Painting
http://www.seamusberkeley.com
Smirking Chimp
http://www.smirkingchimp.com
Christiane Brown, The Solution Zone
http://www.1230kjfk.com
South Florida Impeachment
http://southfloridaimpeachmentcoalition.org
Squadron13
http://www.Squadron13.com
St. Pete for Peace
http://www.stpeteforpeace.org
Stop Martial Law
http://www.Stop-Martial-Law.com
Straights Area Concerned Citizens for Peace and Justice
http://www.straitspeace.org
Takoma Park, MD-Impeach Bush & Cheney
http://takomaparkibc.wordpress.com
TeleSpan Publishing Corp.
http://www.telespan.com
Topanga Peace Alliance
http://www.topangapeacealliance.org
Topple Bush
http://www.topplebush.com
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC)
http://tassc.org
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
http://www.grassrootspeace.org
True Blue Network
Tulsa Impeachment Committee
http://impeachok1.org
Tulsa Peace Fellowship
http://www.tulsapeacefellowship.org
UM Constitutionalists
http://umfreedom.com
Uncommon Thought Journal
http://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog
United for Peace and Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
US Citizens for Peace and Justice -Rome
http://www.peaceandjustice.it
Velvet Revolution
http://www.velvetrevolution.us
VeteransAgainstTorture
http://www.VeteransAgainstTorture.com
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips
Veterans for Peace
http://www.veteransforpeace.org
Veterans for Peace - Smedley Butler Brigade
http://smedleyvfp.org
Veterans for Peace 26 Chicago
http://www.chicagovfp.org
Veterans for Peace 099
Veterans for Peace - John Day Chapter Los Angeles
http://www.veteransforpeacela.org
Vietnam Veterans Against the War - Chicago
http://www.vvaw.org
Voters Evolt
http://www.TheVoters.org
Voters for Peace
http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php
War Crimes Times
http://www.warcrimestimes.org
War Is Illegal
http://www.war-is-illegal.org
Washington For Impeachment
http://washingtonforimpeachment.org
Washington Peace Center
http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net
WESPAC Foundation
http://www.wespac.org
West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice
http://www.westseattleneighborsforpeace.org
Whatcom Veterans for Justice
Wisconsin Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition
http://www.impeachwi.com
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
http://www.wnpj.org
World Can't Wait
http://www.worldcantwait.net
World in Perspective
http://worldinperspective.org
Center for Constitutional Rights
http://www.ccrjustice.org
The National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org
Society of American Law Teachers - SALT
http://www.saltlaw.org
Human Rights USA
http://www.humanrightsusa.org
After Downing Street
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org
American Freedom Campaign
http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org
American Voices Abroad - Berlin
http://www.americanvoicesabroad.net/cgi-bin/berlin
American Voices Abroad Military Project
https://www.dfg-vk.de/thematisches/kriegsdienstverweigerung_im_krieg/200...
Amherst Women in Black
Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserve Colonel and US diplomat
http://www.voicesofconscience.com
ANSWER Coalition
http://www.answercoalition.org
Backbone Campaign
http://www.backbonecampaign.org
The Beach Impeach Project
http://beachimpeach.org
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee
http://www.bfuu.org
Boca Peace Corner
http://www.bocapeacecorner.org
Boston Antiwar League
http://www.antiwarleague.com
Brad Blog
http://www.bradblog.com
Bruce E. Jones, author of War Without Windows and Make America Again
Bush Prosecution
http://www.bushprosecution.org
Center for the Study of Democratic Societies
http://www.CenterSDS.com
Central Florida Veterans for Peace
http://www.cflveteransforpeace.org
Chatham Peace Initiative
http://www.chathampeace.org
Chesapeake Citizens
http://www.chesapeakecitizens.org
Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War
http://www.chelseaneighborsunited.org
Chicagoans Against War & Injustice
http://www.noiraqwar-chicago.org
Cities for Peace
http://citiesforprogress.org
Citizens for Accountability, Ventura County
Citizens For Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org
Citizens for Peace & Justice of Medford, Oregon
http://www.medfordcpj.org
Claire McGee Photography
http://www.clairemcgee.com
CND Cymru
http://www.cndcymru.org
CODE PINK: Women for Peace
http://www.codepink4peace.org
Code Pink Portland
http://www.codepinkportland.org
Collateral Repair Project
http://www.collateralrepairproject.org
Consumers for Peace
http://consumersforpeace.org
Cultures of Resistance/Caipirinha Productions
http://www.culturesofresistance.org
Daniel Ellsberg, Truth-Telling Project
http://www.ellsberg.net
David Lindorff, Author of "The Case for Impeachment"
http://thiscantbehappening.net
Defending Dissent Foundation
http://www.defendingdissent.org
Delaware Valley Veterans for America
http://www.delvalvets4america.org
Democracy in Action
Democracy for New York
http://www.DemocracyforNYC.org
The Democratic Activist
http://thedemocraticactivist.blogspot.com
Democrats.com
http://www.democrats.com
Dignity and Dining
http://www.dignityanddining.org
Docudharma
http://www.docudharma.com
Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation
http://eastsidefor.org/for/contact.php
The Enviroshow
http://envirosho.blogspot.com
Fort Wayne Peace and Justice
http://www.fwagitator.org
Frank Dorrel, Publisher, Addicted To War
http://www.addictedtowar.com
Georgia Peace & Justice Coalition
http://www.georgiapeace.org
Georgia Veterans Alliance
Glenn Greenwald
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
http://www.space4peace.org
Gold Star Families for Peace
http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox.com
Grandmothers Against the War
http://www.grandmothersforpeace.org/gatw
Granny Peace Brigade
http://www.grannypeacebrigade.org
Grassroots America
http://www.grassrootsamerica4us.org
Health Freedom USA
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org
High Road for Human Rights Advocacy Project
http://www.highroadforhumanrights.org
Humanists for Peace
http://www.HumanistsforPeace.com
Impeach Colorado
http://impeachco.com
Impeach for Peace
http://impeachforpeace.org
Indict Bush Now
http://www.IndictBushNow.org
Individuals for Justice
http://www.IndividualsForJustice.org
Instruments For Peace
http://www.instrumentsforpeace.org
IPAS / the Auschwitz Project
Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://ivaw.org
Issues & Alibis magazine
http://www.issuesandalibis.org
Justice Through Music
http://www.jtmp.org
Justin Frank, MD author of Bush on the Couch
Lake Forest Park for Peace
http://www.lfpfp.org
Liberty Tree
http://www.libertytreefdr.org
Ralph Lopez, author of "Truth in the Age of Bushism," chairman, Jobs For Afghans
http://jobsforafghans.org
Los Angeles Free Press
http://www.losangelesfreepress.com
Marcus Raskin, co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies, member of editorial board of the /Nation/, member of the special staff of the National Security Council in the Kennedy Administration
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
http://www.maryknollogc.org
Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org
Media With Conscience
http://www.mwcnews.net
The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute
http://www.mcli.org
Middle East Children's Alliance
http://www.mecaforpeace.org
MobileBroadcastNews
http://MobileBroadcastNews.org
My America Too
http://www.myamericatoo.com
Naomi Wolf, author of /End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot/, and /Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries/
http://naomiwolf.org
National Accountability Network
NC Democrats
New Hampshire Peace Action
http://www.nhpeaceaction.org
New Paltz Women in Black
New Paltz Green Party
http://newpaltzgreens.org
Newton County Democratic Club, and
Newton County Democratic Central Committee
http://www.democratleaders.com
New York Metro Progressives
http://nymetroprogressives.wikispaces.com
North Alabama Peace Network
http://www.napn.org
North County Coalition for Justice and Peace
Northeast Impeachment Coalition
http://www.neimpeach.org/wp
Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War
AShafton [at] aol.com
Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com
Opinion or Truth
http://www.opinionortruth.com
Partnership for Civil Justice (PCJ)
http://www.justiceonline.org
Patrick Henry Democratic Club
http://www.patrickhenrythinktank.org
Patriotic Response to Renegade Government
patrioticresponse [at] yahoo.com
Peace Action
http://www.peace-action.org
Peace Team
http://www.peaceteam.net
People for Peace & Justice/St. Augustine, FL
http://www.staugppj.org
Peter McLaren, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
The Progressive
http://www.progressive.org
Progressive Democrats of America
http://www.pdamerica.org
Progressive Democrats of Hawaii
http://pd-hawaii.com
Progressive Democrats of New York, 14th Congressional District
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdnycd14/
PDA/DFA South Jersey
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=NJ
PDA Rhode Island
http://pdamerica.org/statecaucus.php?s=RI
Progressive Democrats of Marin
Project Vote Count
http://www.ProjectVoteCount.com
The Public Record
http://pubrecord.org
Radio or Not
http://www.radioornot.com
Republicans for Impeachment
http://republicansforimpeachment.com
Rise Up Tampa Bay
http://www.riseuptampabay.com
Rule of Law Institute
http://ruleoflawinstitute.org
San Franciso Bay View
http://www.sfbayview.com
Save the Bill of Rights
http://www.savethebillofrights.org
Seacoast Peace Response
http://www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org
Seamus Berkeley Fine Art Painting
http://www.seamusberkeley.com
Smirking Chimp
http://www.smirkingchimp.com
Christiane Brown, The Solution Zone
http://www.1230kjfk.com
South Florida Impeachment
http://southfloridaimpeachmentcoalition.org
Squadron13
http://www.Squadron13.com
St. Pete for Peace
http://www.stpeteforpeace.org
Stop Martial Law
http://www.Stop-Martial-Law.com
Straights Area Concerned Citizens for Peace and Justice
http://www.straitspeace.org
Takoma Park, MD-Impeach Bush & Cheney
http://takomaparkibc.wordpress.com
TeleSpan Publishing Corp.
http://www.telespan.com
Topanga Peace Alliance
http://www.topangapeacealliance.org
Topple Bush
http://www.topplebush.com
Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC)
http://tassc.org
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
http://www.grassrootspeace.org
True Blue Network
Tulsa Impeachment Committee
http://impeachok1.org
Tulsa Peace Fellowship
http://www.tulsapeacefellowship.org
UM Constitutionalists
http://umfreedom.com
Uncommon Thought Journal
http://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog
United for Peace and Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
US Citizens for Peace and Justice -Rome
http://www.peaceandjustice.it
Velvet Revolution
http://www.velvetrevolution.us
VeteransAgainstTorture
http://www.VeteransAgainstTorture.com
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips
Veterans for Peace
http://www.veteransforpeace.org
Veterans for Peace - Smedley Butler Brigade
http://smedleyvfp.org
Veterans for Peace 26 Chicago
http://www.chicagovfp.org
Veterans for Peace 099
Veterans for Peace - John Day Chapter Los Angeles
http://www.veteransforpeacela.org
Vietnam Veterans Against the War - Chicago
http://www.vvaw.org
Voters Evolt
http://www.TheVoters.org
Voters for Peace
http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php
War Crimes Times
http://www.warcrimestimes.org
War Is Illegal
http://www.war-is-illegal.org
Washington For Impeachment
http://washingtonforimpeachment.org
Washington Peace Center
http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net
WESPAC Foundation
http://www.wespac.org
West Seattle Neighbors for Peace and Justice
http://www.westseattleneighborsforpeace.org
Whatcom Veterans for Justice
Wisconsin Impeachment/Bring Our Troops Home Coalition
http://www.impeachwi.com
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice
http://www.wnpj.org
World Can't Wait
http://www.worldcantwait.net
World in Perspective
http://worldinperspective.org
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