[Peace] "Dear Spain: Please do what the US won't: Prosecute Torture" - Roots Action petition

[Stuart Levy]

Here's a Roots Action petition - "Dear Spain: Please do what the US 
won't: Prosecute Torture"

http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3317

Some background: A brave judge in Spain, Pablo Ruz, is pursuing a case 
against G. W. Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld for torture in the Guantanamo 
Bay prison camp.   See:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/15/spanish-judge-defies-pressure-to-scrap-guantanamo-torture-case-against-bush/

This effort has been ongoing since 2011.

The Spanish government just last month passed a law attempting to 
restrict the use of 'universal jurisdiction' to try such human rights 
cases - in other words, he's facing political pressure to not go forward 
with this case.

The petition thanks the Spanish people and asks for their support. They 
write among other things -
> It will take a public show of support for the case to withstand 
> pressures from Washington. WikiLeaks cables show the extremes to which 
> U.S. officials have gone to thwart any attempt by Spain or other 
> countries to uphold justice. We applaud the courage shown by Spanish 
> officials who insist on giving priority to the rule of law. 

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