I am reposting this again,on behalf of all innocent people held indefinately at the behest of the CIA/US Bush Government,with knowledge of MI5/6 and the Blair Government.
No-one can say"America does not torture" with their hand on their heart and soul,when many Americans,other world nationals and THE VICTIMS themselves know that WE DO!
Do not insult our intelligence,patriotism or integrity Mr President.
UNLESS there is ACCOUNTABILITY in open transparent public court for these HORRORS,we will never have a deterrent,it will continue and THE DOMESTIC and INTERNATIONAL IMAGE of AMERICA will be lost for EVER,as a standard/mentor to follow and emulate.
Flashback to 2005:
How terribly sad that our Government should ABANDON all their Constitutional tenets/laws and ignore International Rules of War/Detention/Containment etc,and do THESE TERRIBLE,terrible things to uncharged innocents(before proven guilty in a court of law),many of whom were handed in for moneatry ransomes and had NOT COMMITTED any crimes.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/dec/11/politics.alqaida
So far,NONE of the'DETAINEES',have been proven to be guilty,by concrete or circumstantial evidence or unco-erced testimony.
WE,the public already know WHERE and WHAT was done to these men(and women).
We know that their lives,health,emotions and sanity will never be the same again.
Now,if they had been found ABSOLUTELY guilty with indisputable,documented evidence,then after a criminal trial they should be MADE to serve life in confinement,at least.
BUT,none of them,who have been through such horrendous torture and abuse have so far been proven as guilty.
Not EVEN KSM,or whatever they chose to call him.
Binyam is being released from Guantanamo.He's probabaly almost dead,from hunger strike,and terrible psychological problems and he will never have children,bless him.
And,like Jose Padilla,he has endured EVERYTHING that America fought the War of Independence(from Britain) to get AWAY FROM.
Everything that they have been through is the opposite of what WE,in America,and OUR GOVERNMENT SWEAR to protect us,and all others AGAINST.
If we are to be a true,fair,transparent DEMOCRACY under the Rule of Law,it is OUR DUTY to not do to others as we would NOT HAVE THEM do to us.
No hypocrisy! No double standards! No exceptions!
Otherwise Barack Obama,you may as well be the ONE who did all these appalling things to UNLAWFULLY detained prisoners.
You(OBAMA),just like Bush,Cheney,Rumsfeld,Rice and the few bad Moroccans,Pakistanis,Jordanians,Egyptians,Syrians,Americans,Israelis,British etc,that TORTURED,and damaged for life these prisoners,might as well as wielded the scalpel,whip,broken bottles,faeces/urine,wooden batons(to name but a few) YOURSELF.
And Obama,some of the torture used on these humans,makes waterboarding look COMFORTABLE,in comparison. Many methods going back to the demonic,draconian,Spanish Inquisition.
We ALREADY know,mostly,what happened,where and by whom.It's widely documented already.
And,more information is coming out EVERY day.
Americans are learning what is being done to others in the name of "Democracy".
Obama,you PROMISED TRANSPARENCY and Rule of Law.
Don't keep America as a TERRORIST,as Bush/Clinton/Bush preferred us to be.
Don't threaten Great Britain and spout off about National Secrets that the PEOPLE KNOW OF ALREADY!
Seize the day. Honour the Rule of Law and Constitution. Respect DEMOCRACY and HUMANITY. Hold those responsible ACCOUNTABLE,in the public eye,and in court,especially those at the TOP of the chain of power who issued the orders.
Investigate.
Prosecute.
Close the books and never go there AGAIN!
Then,maybe America can hold its head up proudly again?
Until then,our Government will remain a COWARDLY hypocrit,and should expect no respect from outside GOOD CONSCIENCE Nations/States/Monarchies etc.
WE CAN HANDLE IT. It's our duty to! And the truth should NEVER be denied.
Come on OBAMA! Don't try to bury something we have already seen.
DEAL WITH IT.LAWFULLY!