From the Center for Constitutional Rights
5 Years of Lawlessness: Close GTMO Now.
"This Thursday, January 11, marks five years since the first detainees were shipped to Guantanamo. Since the beginning, CCR has recognized that Guantanamo is illegal - it is now clear that it is also ineffective. While CCR has fought and will continue to fight Guantanamo in the courts, we need your help to win the battle of public opinion.
Please help us make it clear that Guantanamo - and all unlawful prisons - must be closed down:"
write a letter to your local newspaperattend a local rally tomorrowor become an educator within your own community "Five years ago, one month after the first detainees arrived at Guantanamo, CCR filed the first challenge to the Bush administration's attempt to create an offshore penal colony free from the rule of law. We won in the Supreme Court in 2004 and continue to represent the detainees in more than 200 cases currently in the courts.
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 attempts to suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus, the most fundamental legal right there is, for the first time since the Civil War. Not only do the Bush administration's policies threaten our own cherished rights and liberties, they are also ineffective.
The government's own documents show that 92% of the detainees at Guantanamo have no direct ties with Al Qaeda. We must rely on our country's legal system, the core of our democracy, to handle any threats. Please help CCR and speak out for those at Guantanamo whose voices cannot be heard. Act Now!
Visit our
Guantanamo Action Center to download useful materials, read court documents and detainee testimonies, watch videos featuring detainees and attorneys and find out what else you can do."
Sincerely,
Vincent Warren
Executive Director
War crimes are not "mistakes" - They're CRIMES.
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