Torture is a War Crime - PROSECUTE!

In Chicago:

Protest Karl Rove - "Bush's Brain" - War Criminal Appearing in Public!
May 28th at 6pm, Chicago Theater
175 N. State St.
Sponsored by World Can't Wait - Chicago & 8th Day Center for Justice
Contact: 773.227.2453
chicago (at) worldcantwait.org


In response to an ACLU lawsuit, the Obama administration was set to release on (or before) May 28, photos of detainee abuse in U.S. facilities from 2001-2006. But President Obama announced that he will oppose the release of these photos. In 2004, the infamous Abu Ghraib photos provoked an international storm of protest against the U.S. for its torture policies.

The new photos, including many from Bagram, Afghanistan, where the detention facilities have just been doubled to hold 60,000 detainees, will show that torture was widespread, sustained, and systemic, not an "aberration" but an integral part of the global war of terror on the people.

Weeks ago four torture memos revealed the sadistic detail with which
Bush's lawyers choreographed the torture of detainees. Calls to prosecute
those responsible have met objections from Washington. Cheney and the open
advocates of torture scream that they must be able to use "harsh methods"
to wine their global war of terror.

The Obama Administration, which is continuing indefinite detention, CIA
rendition, Bush's executive powers, and denying Bagram detainees the right
to challenge their detention, says prosecution of torturers would stop them from "moving forward." Democratic Party leader Nancy Pelosi knew about the torture as early as 2002, but said and did nothing to stop it.

It's up to the people to act! World Can't Wait and other groups are planning non-violent civil resistance protests, programs digging into the substance of the charges, waterboarding and rendition re-enactments, and film showings in communities around the country to demand prosecution of the Bush era war criminals.

More information, listings, posters, flyers and background on the war criminals at warcriminalswatch.org.

Actions in Atlanta, Cambridge, Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco Bay, Seattle.

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More information at
warcriminalswatch.org
worldcantwait.org
866.973.4463



World Can't Wait - National: www.worldcantwait.org 866.973.4463
Chicago Chapter: chicago (at) worldcantwait.org 773-227-2453 chicagoworldcantwait.org
Meeting on Mondays at 6:30pm.
Meeting venue, is Mercury Cafe at 1505 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago IL 60642
It's right on Chicago Ave., five blocks west of the Chicago Ave. Blue line stop, and one block east of Ashland Ave.