February 24, 2009
Contact: David Swanson david@davidswanson. org
Statement on Prosecution of Former High Officials
We urge Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a non-partisan independent Special Counsel to immediately commence a prosecutorial investigation into the most serious alleged crimes of former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, the attorneys formerly employed by the Department of Justice whose memos sought to justify torture, and other former top officials of the Bush Administration.
We see no need for these prosecutions to be extraordinarily lengthy or costly, and no need to wait for the recommendations of a panel or “truth” commission when substantial evidence of the crimes is already in the public domain. We believe the most effective investigation can be conducted by a prosecutor, and we believe such an investigation should begin immediately.
Drafted by The Robert Jackson Steering Committee
http://www.afterdow ningstreet. org/robertjackso n
Signed By:
Center for Constitutional Rights
http://www.ccrjustice.org
The National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org
After Downing Street
http://www.afterdow ningstreet.org
American Freedom Campaign
http://www.americanfreedomcampaign.org
Ann Wright, retired US Army Reserve Colonel and US diplomat
http://www.voicesofconscience.com
Backbone Campaign
http://www.backbonecampaign. org
Brad Blog
http://www.bradblog.com
Cities for Peace
http://citiesforprogress.org
CODE PINK: Women for Peace
http://www.codepink4peace.org
Daniel Ellsberg, Truth-Telling Project
http://www.ellsberg.net
Defending Dissent Foundation
http://www.defendingdissent.org
Delaware Valley Veterans for America
http://www.delvalvets4america.org
Democrats.com
http://www.democrats.com
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
http://www.space4peace.org
Gold Star Families for Peace
http://www.cindysheehanssoapbox. com
Grandmothers Against the War
http://www.grandmothersforpeace. org/gatw
Grassroots America
http://www.grassrootsamerica4us. org
High Road for Human Rights Advocacy Project
http://www.highroadforhumanrights. org
Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://ivaw.org
Justice Through Music
http://www.jtmp.org
Marcus Raskin, co-founder of Institute for Policy Studies, member of editorial board of the Nation, member of the special staff of the National Security Council in the Kennedy Administration
Media Freedom Foundation/Project Censored
http://www.projectcensored.org
Naomi Wolf, author of End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot, and Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
http://naomiwolf.org
National Accountability Network
Northeast Impeachment Coalition
http://www.neimpeach.org/wp
Op Ed News
http://www.opednews.com
Peace Action
http://www.peace-action.org
Peace Team
http://www.peaceteam.net
The Progressive
http://www.progressive.org
Progressive Democrats of America
http://www.pdamerica.org
Republicans for Impeachment
http://republicansforimpeachment. com
United for Peace and Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org
Velvet Revolution
http://www.velvetrevolution.us
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/vips
Veterans for Peace
http://www.veteransforpeace.org
Voters for Peace
http://votersforpeace.us/index2.php
War Crimes Times
http://www.warcrimestimes.org
Wisconsin Impeachment/ Bring Our Troops Home Coalition
http://www.impeachwi.com
World Can’t Wait
http://www.worldcantwait.net
They should be prosecute to bring all troops home sooner.
For the moral rectitude of our nation these men must be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.