Call to arms: Amnesty International launches anti-torture campaign

[EarlG]

This full page ad ran in the New York Times yesterday, and Amnesty is asking people to call Congress and take action online this week.

To take action online, http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=goJTI0OvElH&b=2069857">click here.

To call Congress, http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/site/lookup.asp?c=goJTI0OvElH&b=2070005">click here.

Get to work, DU!

[fooj]

1. Excellent, EarlG. I took action yesterday.

Right on!

[Marnieworld]

2. kick and done!

Well written letter they send. Thanks EarlG!:patriot:

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Thanks. Done. Need to have a separate ad about writ of habeas corpus

protection being eliminated by pending legislation.

[Dhalgren]

4. Done!

Recommended!

[AX10]

5. K & R!

[bonito]

6. Done

[Dem2theMax]

7. Signed it yesterday while at Americablog. nt.

[rodeodance]

8. ah, timed with his visit to NYcity. GRAND tactic.

[rodeodance]

9. rec. and thanks

[CarlVK]

10. Thanks for this heads up - but aren't we beyond letter campaigns?

The time for more direct action on this stuff is upon us.

Does anyone have particular ideas they want to share?

[yellerpup]

11. Keep the pressure on.

K&R :kick:

[Totally Committed]

12. Thank you, EarlG....

Will do!

TC

[Doctor_J]

13. AI clearly hates America

:eyes:

[blondeatlast]

14. I still believe in my country; thank you, AI!

Done and let's keep this going on!

[BootinUp]

15. Thanks for the link.

[terrya]

16. Done. My America does not believe in torture.

My America respects the Geneva Convention.

Thanks for posting this.

I hope my Senators, Durbin and Obama, and my Representative, Janice Schakowsky, hears us.

[Cameron27]

17. Done

recommended

[treestar]

18. Thank you!

I remember being proud of the US when handling political asylum cases and learning about these things going on in other countries.

[pberq]

19. kick and nominated

[Imalittleteapot]

20. Done. Thanks.

[wiggs]

21. Thank you. Should run in battleground states. nt

[katty]

22. done! thanks for posting

[PADemD]

23. Done

[berni_mccoy]

24. Done and Done.

[Laurab]

25. Done k&r n/t

[lisainmilo]

26. signed and join Amnesty too!! n/t K&R

[Time for change]

27. Thank you Earl G and Amnesty International

This ***ing administration thinks that it doesn't have to answer to anyone for anything. In short, they believe that they are God. This is the most evil bunch of thugs ever to rule our country.

[il_lilac]

28. done n/t

[grizmaster]

29. done

[ClayZ]

30. Done

[Greybnk48]

31. done and Kick!!

[KoKo]

32. I just gave them some more coins....We need all the help we can get...n/t

My Congressman doesn't support torture or the War in Iraq but my two Repug Senators don't care what I have to say. So, I give Amnesty what I can afford hoping that can help.

[AtomicKitten]

33. kick

:)

[GetTheRightVote]

34. I have joined in as well, took the action yesterday myself.

:kick:

[DemoTex]

35. Done.

:kick:

[annabanana]

36. done and done...

Is this America? We have become what our teachers used to scare us with....