Bro,
Nice words indeed from a president who  is commanding  a military force
involved in torturing and detaining political activist in Iraq ,sometimes
for reason only known to him and his men.See this hypocrisy when People are
detained in a no man lands for many years just for been at the wrong place
and  at the wrong time,the mental and physical torture that these people are
undergoing without any  form of justice are greater than all these sweet
talks.Who do not know what it means to be black man before a White American
cop,you are lucky if they take you to detention,shoot on the spot or torture
to dead.Clean your hands first Mr President,it wil be easy to tell others to
follow.

For Freedom
Saiks


>From: Koch Barma <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: [>-<] Bush Calls Torture "an Affront to Human Dignity Everywhere"
>Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:22:03 -0800 (PST)
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>This dated speech is quite pertinent, and furhter reinforces the
>potency of a lawsuit against Yaya Jammeh's government.  Those
>interested in securing justice for the victims of Yaya Jammeh's
>repression and abuses should contact the respect families and get
>down to some serious work.  Never mind the doubting Thomases...they
>are in every group of losers and do-nothingists.
>
>Good-nite, and sweet dreams
>
>________________________________________
>
>
>26 June 2003
>
>Statement on International Day in Support of Torture Victims
>President Bush says torture anywhere is an affront to human dignity
>everywhere, and the United States is committed to building a world
>where human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law.
>In a statement issued on United Nations International Day in Support
>of Victims of Torture June 26, the president called on all
>governments to join in prohibiting, investigating and prosecuting all
>acts of torture and in undertaking to prevent other cruel and unusual
>punishment.
>Following is the text of Bush's statement:
>The White House
>Office of the Press Secretary
>June 26, 2003
>Statement By The President
>
>United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
>
>Today, on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims
>of Torture, the United States declares its strong solidarity with
>torture victims across the world. Torture anywhere is an affront to
>human dignity everywhere. We are committed to building a world where
>human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law.
>Freedom from torture is an inalienable human right. The Convention
>Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment,
>ratified by the United States and more than 130 other countries since
>1984, forbids governments from deliberately inflicting severe
>physical or mental pain or suffering on those within their custody or
>control. Yet torture continues to be practiced around the world by
>rogue regimes whose cruel methods match their determination to crush
>the human spirit. Beating, burning, rape, and electric shock are some
>of the grisly tools such regimes use to terrorize their own citizens.
>These despicable crimes cannot be tolerated by a world committed to
>justice.
>Notorious human rights abusers, including, among others, Burma, Cuba,
>North Korea, Iran, and Zimbabwe, have long sought to shield their
>abuses from the eyes of the world by staging elaborate deceptions and
>denying access to international human rights monitors. Until
>recently, Saddam Hussein used similar means to hide the crimes of his
>regime. With Iraq's liberation, the world is only now learning the
>enormity of the dictator's three decades of victimization of the
>Iraqi people. Across the country, evidence of Baathist atrocities is
>mounting, including scores of mass graves containing the remains of
>thousands of men, women, and children and torture chambers hidden
>inside palaces and ministries. The most compelling evidence of all
>lies in the stories told by torture survivors, who are recounting a
>vast array of sadistic acts perpetrated against the innocent. Their
>testimony reminds us of their great courage in outlasting one of
>history's most brutal regimes, and it reminds us that similar
>cruelties are taking place behind the closed doors of other prison
>states.
>The United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of
>torture and we are leading this fight by example. I call on all
>governments to join with the United States and the community of
>law-abiding nations in prohibiting, investigating, and prosecuting
>all acts of torture and in undertaking to prevent other cruel and
>unusual punishment. I call on all nations to speak out against
>torture in all its forms and to make ending torture an essential part
>of their diplomacy. I further urge governments to join America and
>others in supporting torture victims' treatment centers, contributing
>to the UN Fund for the Victims of Torture, and supporting the efforts
>of non-governmental organizations to end torture and assist its
>victims.
>No people, no matter where they reside, should have to live in fear
>of their own government. Nowhere should the midnight knock foreshadow
>a nightmare of state-commissioned crime. The suffering of torture
>victims must end, and the United States calls on all governments to
>assume this great mission.
>
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