> > Today during his confirmation hearing for the head of the FBI, James > Comey stated he could not determine in 2002 whether waterboarding was > a crime or not. We'll grant you that he had more respect for the law > than some other members of the Bush administration we could mention. > But that's not a very high bar now, is it? > > Don't Confirm James Comey Action Page: > http://www.peaceteam.net/action/pnum1123.php > > After World War II Japanese officers were convicted, and one was > sentenced to death, for the crime of waterboarding. In 1983, a > sheriff in Texas was sentenced to 10 years of prison for the crime of > waterboarding. So how is that James Comey in 2002 could not figure > out that it was a crime? > > And what did we get as a country for committing in 2002 the crime of > waterboarding? We got the false intelligence that was used to justify > the strategically catastrophic invasion and occupation of Iraq. > Nowadays, those who pushed for this ask rhetorically how they could > have known the intelligence was unreliable? They got it by torturing > people, that's how. > > So despite Comey's admirable resistance against another legal outrage > which started in the same era, warrantless wiretapping, he remains > insufficiently qualified to administrate an agency dedicated to > investigating violations of the law. We can do better, and James > Comey should not be confirmed. > > We are compelled to observe that waterboarding is not the only area > where formerly criminal behavior is now supposed to up for re-debate. > But that is precisely why we were compelled to produce The Last War > Crime movie, to tell that story in a dramatic and entertaining way. > And we would love to put out DVDs for you right now, but we have > promising film festival submissions in the air and must be patient. > > In the meantime, after you submit the action page above, feel free to > request one of our "Coming Soon . . . The Last War Crime" bumper > stickers. There is no charge, not even shipping, unless you wish to > make a contribution, which is what makes it possible for us to send > free stickers to anyone who cannot make a donation right now. > > The Last War Crime bumper stickers: > http://www.peaceteam.net/all_bumper_stickers.php > > And if you can help pull together 200 people in your area to request > tickets now, we will book a screening at a real theater in your town > especially for you, as we have in a couple cities already. And here > is a link for those ticket requests. > > Last War Crime ticket requests: http://www.peaceteam.net/tickets.php > > You may forward this message to any friends who would find it > important. > > Contributions to The People's Email Network are not tax-deductible > for federal income tax purposes. > > If you would like to be added to our distribution list, go to > http://www.peaceteam.net/in.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
