|
Close Gitmo Now
Dear VoteVets.org Supporter,
The neo-conservatives are on a mission – to rewrite how
history will view Dick Cheney’s policies, and scare
Americans into keeping failed policies in place. A new
group, led by former Vice President Dick Cheney’s
daughter, Liz, is doing everything it can to try to scare
Americans, just like the good old days of the Bush
administration. Their goal? To keep Guantanamo Bay
open, to “prove” that Dick Cheney was
right.
We’re fighting back, alongside Generals and
former Congressman Tom Andrews. But, we need you with
us!
CLICK HERE
TO HELP US CLOSE GUANTANAMO AND FIGHT BACK AGAINST LIZ
CHENEY
This is an issue we shouldn’t
even be arguing. Closing Guantanamo takes away a major
recruiting poster for al Qaeda, helps us reclaim the moral high
ground, and help our troops in harm’s way. Most
importantly, it will allow for us to try and convict those
guilty of trying to harm and kill Americans, so we can either
sentence them to death or put them away in our toughest prison
– the Supermax prison – where they will live out
their days in a living hell, in solitary and away from the
general population.
We’ve already done that with
some of the most notorious terrorists. The Supermax has
been the home of Ramzi Yousef, who headed the group that carried
out the first bombing of the World Trade Center; Zacarias
Moussaoui, 9/11 conspirator; Ahmed Ressam, of the Los Angeles
airport millennium attack plots; Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, who
conspired to kill President George W. Bush; Wadih el-Hage,
guilty of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya; Jose
Padilla, who plotted detonating a dirty bomb; Terry Nichols and
Timothy McVeigh of the Oklahoma City bombing; and the Unabomber,
Ted Kaczynski.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN OUR OPEN LETTER TO
CONGRESS, TO CLOSE GITMO
Ours is a position
of strength. Liz Cheney’s is a position of
weakness. But, unless we fight back, we let them win this
debate. Won’t you sign our open letter to Congress,
and get five of your friends to do the same?
Thanks for
all of your support.
Sincerely
Jon Soltz
Iraq
War Veteran
Chairman, VoteVets.org
Paid for by VoteVets.org
Sign this petition :
On the second day of his presidency, President Obama declared to the world that the use of torture would no longer have a place in the United States of America. He announced that he would close the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the shameful symbol that has undermined our nation's security, destroyed its moral authority, and is opposed by so many of our military leaders.
Since President Obama's historic announcement, former Vice-President Dick Cheney has launched a public campaign to discredit the president's security strategy for political gain and sought to pressure politicians into turning back the clock. Not surprisingly, he has employed the same fear-mongering tactics that he and others used to mislead the American people into the disastrous war in Iraq. He and his supporters have used misleading and intimidating rhetoric to sow uncertainty across the country.
The arguments for closing Guantanamo - and the options for trying, detaining or transferring detainees - are strong and sound. Guantanamo is known the world over as a place where people have been abused and tortured. Many of the egregious techniques that have shocked the international community - stripping and hooding detainees, blaring music non-stop for several hours at ear-shattering levels and waterboarding - have been used there. Torture will forever be the legacy of Guantanamo.
More than a dozen retired military leaders joined President Obama when he announced his decision to close Guantanamo because they strongly believe it is in America's national security interest. Former Secretary of State, General Colin Powell and former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq General David Petraeus agree. Gen. Powell has said: "If it was up to me, I would close Guantanamo. Not tomorrow, but this afternoon. I'd close it." His view is shared by Gen. Petraeus in equally strong terms: "We don't need it, and it's causing us far more damage than any good we get for it."
Congress must not give in to the politics of fear.
We call on Congress to stand with President Obama and our military leaders to reject torture and support the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United States must once again be known as a champion of justice, human rights and the rule of law.
|
|
| Sign this Petition! |
|
Instructions:
Sign this petition
Tell-A-Friend:
Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.
 Tell-a-Friend!
What's At Stake:
The neo-conservatives are on a mission – to rewrite how history will view Dick Cheney’s policies, and scare Americans into keeping failed policies in place. A new group, led by former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter, Liz, is doing everything it can to try to scare Americans, just like the good old days of the Bush administration. Their goal? To keep Guantanamo Bay open, to “prove” that Dick Cheney was right.
Ours is a position of strength. Liz Cheney’s is a position of weakness. But, unless we fight back, we let them win this debate.
Campaign Expiration Date:
November 18, 2009
|
|
