Even in Alabama, a Call for a Special Prosecutor for Bush
Apr 15, 2008 in Alabama
If you keep your head in the sand, or you watch cable TV to get your news, you haven’t heard about the shocking news last week that President George W. Bush admits to approving the use of torture by the CIA against people held prisoner by the American government.
Reaction to Bush’s statement that he not only knew of the meeting with Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld Condoleeza Rice and Colin Powell to approve of illegal torture, but approved it as well, has been met by strong condemnation across the country… by those citizens who are intelligent enough to pay attention to what’s going on.
Even in Alabama, at the heart of Red Republican territory, has come a voice calling for the restoration of responsibility in our government - by holding George W. Bush and other top White House officials responsible for their crimes.
The editors of the Tuscaloosa News write that, “Long after the Bush administration is history, our nation will continue to be tarnished by its record of disregard for the rule of law and human rights… The American Civil Liberties Union has called on Congress to investigate. Given the record of the Bush administration, including the political manipulation of the Justice Department under disgraced Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the request is entirely reasonable. We urge our elected officials to embrace it - and to restore our country’s dedication to moral leadership.”
The investigation that these editors refer to is one by an independent prosecutor.
It’s about time that we hear such talk.
Will these sensible words be repeated in the halls of Congress, or will the Democratic leadership continue to mumble in a corner and hope that everyone just forgets about this insult to American liberty?
Activist opportunity: If good journalists down in Alabama can have the courage to stand up and call for a special prosecutor to investigate the Bush White House, so can you. Call your two senators and your member of the House of Representatives, and tell them you expect a special prosecutor to be appointed by Congress as soon as possible.