Tell Ashcroft To Release The Torture Memo

JUSTICE
Tell Ashcroft to Stop Stonewalling Congress

Testifying yesterday before Congress, Attorney General John Ashcroft refused to disclose or discuss an unclassified 2002 Justice Department memorandum to the White House that, according to news reports, describes legal justifications for torture. Ashcroft acknowledged that the memo was not confidential advice to the president and was "widely distributed throughout the executive branch." Ashcroft has decided to thwart the constitutional authority of Congress to conduct oversight of the executive branch because he believes it is "not good policy" to release the memo. Ashcroft had no such compunctions when he declassified a 1995 memo in a cynical attempt to distort the facts and discredit 9/11 commission member Jamie Gorelick. Email John Ashcroft at askdoj@usdoj.gov and tell him to stop stonewalling Congress.


Email John Ashcroft at askdoj@usdoj.gov


I sent the following to Ashcroft.

Re: Stonewalling over Torture Memo Release

Attorney General John D. Ashcroft,

You are a servant of the people of the United States and claim to be a Christian. Either would not condone torture and would not hide any memo outlining such barbaric and inhuman treatment for use under an American flag. Besides the moral grounds the American use of torture opens up its use against our own captured soldiers in combat by other countries. This is unthinkable.

Portions of the torture memo have already been circulated in the press.

RELEASE THE ENTIRE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MEMO NOW.

The people of this country demand to know if our leaders are performing irresponsibly in their name. This is still America and a democracy not your and George Bush's dictatorship. As a free citizen of the United States of America I will work to mobilize forces in and outside of the government to have this torture memo released publicly. You have brought nothing but shame and disgrace upon your country for this despicable act and I even question what kind of black soul you harbor in your heart.


Sam F. Park