Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War Need Support

[Ian David]

Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War Need Support

Supporter

In case you think that baseball fans are not politically aware, take a look at the greeting they gave George Bush on Monday when he threw out the first pitch at the National's opening game. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8IrdVSifbeqtS8inQoR4YH1nz1nd2Sxy

Tuesday, the Pentagon released a memo from 2003, said harsh interrogation techniques were OK, as long as there was no "intention" to torture. From the Associated Press report:

"'Our previous opinions make clear that customary international law is not federal law and that the president is free to override it at his discretion,' said the memo written by John Yoo, who was then deputy assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel. The memo also offered a defense in case any interrogator was charged with violating U.S. or international laws. 'Finally, even if the criminal prohibitions outlined above applied, and an interrogation method might violate those prohibitions, necessity or self-defense could provide justifications for any criminal liability,' the memo concluded.'" more http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2%2B0ECyMXe1pO7OexUSXGl31nz1nd2Sxy

John Yoo is on the law school faculty at University of CA Berkeley. Bush vetoed the mild effort Congress made to limit waterboarding by the CIA. The Bush administration wrote the Military Commissions Act to include immunity for future criminal prosecutions against themselves. Read more about this in Phillippe Sand's "The Green Lilght" in Vanity Fair. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=r3BcsHjWtapPJhaOL82QoJtiVA75In6%2B



Above, waterboarding protest at the White House March 19.

We reported on the courageous Easter Sunday protest of the Catholic Schoolgirls Against the War. The Chicago media has published their mug shots. They have received death threats, and face felony charges of destruction of property (fake blood spilled on carpeting). The Chicago chapter of World Can't Wait is circulating a support petition, asking the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Illinoi State Attorney to drop the charges.

PETITION HERE
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0gz4LBBuee413pDUojLS8H1nz1nd2Sxy


Whenever World Can't Wait supporters have gotten behind people facing political repression, we've helped them stay strong. Please sign and forward this petition.

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2tMj0PqYFzKaoUApmQ1qxn1nz1nd2Sxy






Debra Sweet, Director, The World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime

[katherine20]

1. Peace

You have my support and prayers.

Katherine
www.catholicsforobama.blogspot.com