[Peace-discuss] Sign petition from ACLU for Condolezza Rice: Stop rendition now!

[John W.]

At 03:48 PM 10/22/2007, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:

>Hello Aware People,
>
>A friend forwarded this to me, and I assume it's legit. For some reason, 
>it was routed and re-routed a number of times before it got to me, maybe 
>because she and friends all forwarded it a lot. Anyhow, here it is for yr 
>consideration.
>
>Jenifer


In my more cynical moments (which are most of them), I think these 
petitions are more about the circulating organization getting new members 
and contributors than they are about seriously addressing whatever the 
underlying issue is.  I simply can't imagine Condi Rice paying even one 
second's attention to one of these online petitions.  And I can't imagine 
the national president of the ACLU THINKING that Condi pays any attention 
to them.

John Wason



>>We're trying to send an overwhelmingly powerful message Condolezza Rice 
>>that rendition -- C.I.A. kidnapping to torture and abuse -- needs to 
>>stop. Can you forward the message below to your friends and family ans 
>>ask them to get involved?
>>
>>They can sign the petition at 
>><http://www.aclu.org/stoprendition>www.aclu.org/stoprendition
>>
>>***********
>>
>>The feature film Rendition is about the C.I.A. kidnapping of a fictional 
>>character, Anwar El-Ibrahimi.
>>
>>If only rendition were fiction.
>>
>>Unfortunately, the unlawful practice of "extraordinary rendition" is all 
>>too real.
>>
>>The real-life stories of the victims are as chilling as they are 
>>unbelievable. Black-clad C.I.A. agents, wearing masks, grab foreign 
>>nationals, beat and strip them down before loading them onto planes for 
>>destinations unknown to their families or governments.
>>
>>Some victims are transferred to secret U.S. government-operated overseas 
>>"black site" prisons, where American C.I.A. officials are solely 
>>responsible for the interrogation and torture of prisoners.
>>
>>Other times our own government asks other nations to do our dirty work, 
>>handing people over to countries like Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Morocco 
>>that are notorious for torturing prisoners.
>>
>>Detainees experience unspeakable horrors and squalid conditions. They 
>>face the brutal practice of waterboarding (simulated drowning), electric 
>>shocks, beatings, extreme isolation, and psychological torture.
>>
>>America shouldn't condone this, let alone conduct these attrocities!
>>
>>Sign the ACLU's petition to stop rendition at: 
>><http://www.aclu.org/stoprendition>www.aclu.org/stoprendition
>>
>>Then, learn more first about real life rendition at: 
>><http://www.aclu.org/rendition>www.aclu.org/rendition
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