[From nobody Fri May 15 12:48:39 2009 Return-Path: <bounce@bounce.myngp.com> Received: from rly-dc08.mx.aol.com (rly-dc08.mail.aol.com [172.19.136.37]) by air-dc08.mail.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDC084-b374a0c9adca2; Thu, 14 May 2009 18:27:47 -0400 Received: from mailout087.ngpweb.com (mailout087.ngpweb.com [4.79.195.87]) by rly-dc08.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDC083-b374a0c9adca2; Thu, 14 May 2009 18:27:40 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=wexlerforcongress.com; s=ngpweb1; c=simple/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@wexlerforcongress.com; t=1242336280; h=From:Subject:Date:To:MIME-Version:Content-type; bh=JdyDOx3Qw/vBBzuHx58wWjAJkos=; b=8FafVBOdwjUdfcHUuhrF+2etl0jKeLpRnZeWTYjJftV/Faceve5T5h5/4YPpeC9k Az8hfJABjJXS2xVQj4Un6Q==; DomainKey-Signature: q=dns; a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; s=ngpweb2; d=wexlerforcongress.com; h=Received:RowID:Campaign:BID:CID:DBName:Reply-To:From:To:Message-ID:Date:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=q2N1n1VEkAVqLCcuGCLfFUaKmgYDEKGXxJoulUQDzc56smUUxGfdmWdg23BZBL6X jHYeu0952VBMIQp/9v8YRw== Received: from [10.0.0.63] ([10.0.0.63:2590] helo=wexlerforcongress.com) by ngpwb16.ngpweb.com (envelope-from <bounce@bounce.myngp.com>) (ecelerity 2.2.1.22 r(19811)) with ESMTP id BF/6C-22275-81C8C0A4; Thu, 14 May 2009 17:24:40 -0400 RowID: 21150137 Campaign: 1614 BID: 185910 CID: 2896019 DBName: NGPDB04.NGPClientData3 Reply-To: contact@wexlerforcongress.com From: "Congressman Robert Wexler " <contact@wexlerforcongress.com> To: walterb306@cs.com Message-ID: <383063b879294e7a9a594107bb007f15@wexlerforcongress.com> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 18:27:40 -0400 Subject: AG Holder Repudiates Torture MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/html; charset=Windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-AOL-IP: 4.79.195.87 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d253.1 ; domain : wexlerforcongress.com DKIM : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) <body> <style>body {FONT-FAMILY: Arial;}</style><style>body {FONT-FAMILY: Arial;}= </style><font size=3D"3"><br>Dear Beverley,<br><br>Today, I participated= in Judiciary Committee hearings where Attorney General Eric Holder said= definitively:&nbsp;<strong> =93If somebody was tortured to death, clearly= a crime would have occurred.=94 </strong><br><br>My confidence in our Jus= tice Department and American justice system was redeemed today while watch= ing and listening to Attorney General Holder. There is now no doubt we are= on the proper road toward re-establishing a nation that protects our citi= zens and respects human rights.<br><br>As the New York Times reported yest= erday, Lawrence Wilkerson, the former chief of staff to Secretary of State= Colin Powell, testified to Congress that more than 100 detainees died in= U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan.&nbsp; CBS is reporting that =93roug= hly a quarter of those deaths have been investigated as possible abuse by= U.S. personnel.=94<br><br><strong>Contrary to the story told when the Abu= Ghraib photos emerged, we now have sworn testimony to the House of Repres= entatives and the Senate of a systematic and deliberate approval of abusiv= e techniques.</strong><br><br>Two weeks ago, my colleagues and I introduce= d HRes 383 =96 which would set up a Select Committee with subpoena power= to investigate Bush Administration conduct and to issue detailed recommen= dations on how to reform our national security laws so what happened in re= cent years =96 never happens again.<br><br><a href=3D"http://images.myngp.= com/LinkTracker.aspx?crypt=3DIVi0ax2%2b6UDLpC3olJXC42K2HtSUxON1SJEkd2qhNXS= %2bpE61pELtv4o1vbTUQDvLwl5eBxY97Csb8OZOYCcAOPlBASg64qFRxXUpXMKw6ubspaGPJUO= Hoqj9l2xoY6HFIEtuGbS795I%3d"><strong>Please help us spread the word =96 co= ntribute to our outreach here.<br></strong></a><br><strong>I have called= on Attorney General Holder to appoint a Special Prosecutor</strong> to co= mmence an investigation into torture allegations.&nbsp; This is a vital st= ep toward reestablishing our national security firmly under the rule of la= w. <br><br>Congress -- and every American -- deserve to know what the gove= rnment has done in their name.&nbsp; More importantly, all of our citizens= deserve to be involved in and informed about the debate over the limits= of governmental power as we move forward to thoroughly revise our nationa= l security laws - including the Patriot Act - to ensure that our nation ho= nors human rights and abides by the law.<br><br>Lawrence Wilkenson further= stated, =93what I have learned is that as the administration authorized= harsh interrogation in April and May of 2002 -- well before the Justice= Department had rendered any legal opinion.=94<br><br>Earlier this week,= Philip Zelikow, former counselor at the State Department and a trusted ad= viser and deputy to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, revealed= the Bush Administration instructed him to destroy a memo challenging the= legality of the interrogation tactics.<br><br>We must immediately appoint= a Special Prosecutor and approve an investigative committee with the teet= h to get answers.&nbsp; <strong>Answers =96 and more importantly, accounta= bility is long overdue. </strong><br><br>More soon,<br><br><strong>Congres= sman Robert Wexler<br></strong><br><a href=3D"http://images.myngp.com/Link= Tracker.aspx?crypt=3DIVi0ax2%2b6UDLpC3olJXC42K2HtSUxON1SJEkd2qhNXS%2bpE61p= ELtv4o1vbTUQDvLwl5eBxY97Csb8OZOYCcAOPlBASg64qFRxXUpXMKw6ubspaGPJUOHoqj9l2x= oY6HFIEtuGbS795I%3d">DONATE</a><br><br></font> <br><br><center><table><t= r><td align=3D"center" style=3D"border: 1px solid black">Paid for by "Wexl= er for Congress"</td></tr></table></center><BR><BR><font style=3D"FONT-SIZ= E: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #333"><CENTER>PO Box 810669<BR>Boca= Raton,&nbsp;FL&nbsp;33481</CENTER></FONT><img id=3D"trackingimage" src=3D= "http://images.myngp.com/images/tracker.aspx?ClientDB=3DNGPDB04.NGPClientD= ata3&MailID=3D21150137" height=3D1 width=3D1 border=3D0><br><table width= =3D100% align=3D"center"><tr><td align=3D"center" width=3D"100%"><a href= =3D"https://www.myngp.com/NGPWEB/app/tools/broadcast/broadcastforward.aspx= ?value1=3D21150137&value2=3D1614&value3=3D31200&NB=3Dtrue"><img id=3D"forw= ard" src=3D"http://www.myngp.com/Broadcast/Images/fwdbutton.gif" alt=3D"Fo= rward this message to a friend" height=3D"28" width=3D"145" border=3D0></a= ></td></tr><tr><td align=3D"center"><font style=3D"FONT-SIZE: x-small; FON= T-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: #696969"> To unsubscribe from this mailing list,= click <a href=3D"http://images.myngp.com/unsubscribe.aspx?crypt=3DCasv%2f= rrJxGCr1i8YD6UjjuMjWAuCHLfxDfZLIvnk8bM%3d">here</a></font></td></tr><tr><t= d align=3D"center"><font style=3D"FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana= ; COLOR: #696969; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps"> Powered by <a href=3D"http://= www.ngpsoftware.com">NGP Software, Inc.</a></font></td></tr></table></body= > ]