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Speak out against preemptive pardons and help restore the American values of justice and due process. Send a message to President Bush telling him you oppose preemptive pardons for these people and any others who may have been involved in torture. |
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Dick Cheney:
Vice president who orchestrated the use of torture, secret prisons and detention without charge. |
John Yoo:
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel authored memos that tried to provide a legal basis for the torture and abuse of prisoners in U.S. custody. |
Alberto Gonzales:
Former White House Counsel chaired discussions about the authorization of specific forms of torture and abuse, and urged the president not to apply the Geneva Conventions to many of the detainees. |
Condoleeza Rice:
Chaired the National Security Council meetings reportedly authorizing specific forms of abuse on specific prisoners. |
David Addington:
Former counsel to Cheney had central role in developing the torture, abuse, and detention without charge policies. |
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Donald Rumsfeld:
Former Secretary of Defense authorized the use of abusive interrogation methods at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base. |
Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller:
Oversaw Guantánamo Bay Naval Base when prisoners were abused and tortured there, and traveled to Iraq to oversee the "Gitmoization" of Abu Ghraib.
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John Ashcroft: Reportedly participated in National Security Council meetings authorizing specific forms of abuse on specific prisoners and approved Office of Legal Counsel torture memoranda.
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George Tenet:
Director of the CIA oversaw the extraordinary rendition program as well as the abusive interrogation methods, including waterboarding, by CIA officials.
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William Haynes: General Counsel at the Defense Department, signed off on the use of abusive interrogation methods by DoD personnel.
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