The Senate Intelligence Committees torture report is expected to detail shocking abuse of prisoners at the hands of the CIA during the Bush administration, and even possible CIA lies to Congress to cover it up. Unsurprisingly, the CIA is trying to prevent much of the report from seeing light of day. But we can help compel its release -- click here to help make it happen. Were partnering with Demand Progress, Daily Kos and others to shine a light on torture by the U.S. government. As we understand it, the report of course covers waterboarding and other torture thats euphemistically been called enhanced interrogation, but also makes it clear that the CIA engaged in even more grotesque, unreported acts as well. All in our names But seven months after the Senate Intelligence Committee voted overwhelmingly to release the report to the American people, the White House is stonewalling Congress and demanding redactions—blacked-out sections that make the report unintelligible—before making its contents public. But one courageous Senator is considering releasing the report anyway -- please click here to urge him to do so We have a real chance to have the report released before the end of the year, when Senator Mark Udall leaves office. Heres how: Members of Congress have an absolute right to free speech, and a member could release the report in its entirety without fear of prosecution This is just as the Pentagon Papers, disclosing lies that underpinned our involvement in Vietnam, were released in 1971 Thats exactly what transparency advocates are calling on the outgoing, staunchly anti-torture and pro-transparency Senator Udall to do -- and hes made it clear that hes actively considering doing so. This is would be a courageous act that would incur the ire of very powerful interests -- so we need to make sure that Udall knows countless people will support him if he chooses to move forward. .
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 22:58:05 +0000
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