Demand Investigation of Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners by U.S. Military
Target:Theo van Boven Special Rapporteur, of the Commission on Human Rights on the question of torture; President George Bush Sponsored by:Emily R. Anderson
In his weekly radio address, President Bush recently declared: "One year later, despite many challenges, life for the Iraqi people is a world away from the cruelty and corruption of Saddam's regime." Yet we are now beginning to learn that life for Iraqi prisoners under U.S. military rule involves torture, abuse, and humiliation.
Amnesty International has uncovered a "pattern of torture" of Iraqi prisoners by coalition troops, and has called for an independent investigation into these abuse claims. While President Bush has vowed that any soldier found to be guilty of abuse will be punished, and several soldiers have recently received administrative "reprimands," piecemeal punishments are not enough. Even worse, a report by U.S. Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba suggests that as many as 60% or more of the Iraqi prisoners may be civilians who have done nothing wrong. This torture and abuse at the hands of the U.S. and coalition forces is systemic, and demands a high-level, independent investigation.
It is clear that the U.S. government and military are not taking this issue seriously enough, and the world community needs to speak up now and demand change. Sign this petition to call for an international, independent, and public investigation of these abuses at all levels of the U.S. military.
We signed the “Demand Investigation of Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners by U.S. Military” petition!
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9:52 pm PDT, Mar 23,William Harper, Georgia
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4:03 am PDT, Mar 22,Art Deco, Maine
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7:14 pm PST, Feb 16,Eric Bock, California
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2:25 pm PST, Feb 16,Anton Oscar Iorga, Canada
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12:30 am PST, Nov 21,Gordon. Howe, South Africa
We call ourselves civilised, Are We?
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5:30 pm PDT, Jul 23,Dana Szemereta, North Carolina
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6:20 pm PDT, Apr 21,Melissa Bardwell, Washington
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8:56 am PDT, Apr 17,Nicky Elizabeth, Maine
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12:42 am PDT, Apr 10,Victoria Thomas, Wyoming
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3:09 pm PST, Feb 10,Tori Rumbaugh, California
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1:38 pm PST, Dec 28,Jessica-Dawn Drouin, Canada
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10:41 pm PST, Dec 27,Julie Kleinert, Utah
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9:15 pm PST, Dec 27,Danny Piccirillo, Massachusetts
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5:24 am PST, Dec 16,Joseph Klawiter, Virginia
We're no better than they are! Stop now before it's too late!
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3:09 am PST, Nov 18,James L. grizzell, California
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12:32 am PDT, Oct 25,Amy Stroud, Texas
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12:54 pm PDT, Oct 21,Muhammad Ali, Maryland
May ALLAH's Justice be done! All praise is due to ALLAH, The Judge and The Just! Peace be unto you! With love from: Al-Hajji Muhammad Abdullah Ali, Muslim American poet and peace-maker.
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7:10 pm PDT, Oct 20,Lynne Banta, California
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8:07 pm PDT, Oct 5,Lynne Stanford, Texas
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10:34 am PDT, Sep 23,Emily MacDonald, Pennsylvania
