Sent by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture

Dear Friends:

Earlier this month Congress passed H.R. 2082, a bill that would prohibit all U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA, from subjecting detainees to waterboarding, stress positions, hypothermia, and other forms of torture. The President’s signature is all this bill needs to become law.

Unfortunately, President Bush has said he plans to veto the bill. If he does not change his mind, this important anti-torture legislation will not become law.

Please contact the White House and tell President Bush’s staff that you support H.R. 2082 (the Intelligence Authorization bill), and that you think it is essential that the anti-torture provision in the bill becomes law. You can use a sample email that we have prepared to contact the President, or you can call the White House at 202-456-1111. Click here for the sample http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/2162/t/3805/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=21961.

Please feel free to personalize the email.

We would also like to remind you of two important torture-related events on March 7th and 8th in Washington, DC. There will be an Interfaith Mini-Conference (http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=148&Itemid=103) on U.S.-sponsored torture, as well as a workshop: Torture and What Churches Can Do (http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=150&Itemid=103), at Ecumenical Advocacy Days (http://www.advocacydays.org/). Many people of faith will be in Washington that weekend for Ecumenical Advocacy Days and/or Interfaith Peace Witness (http://olivebranchinterfaith.org/welcome) sponsored by the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq/The Olive Branch Interfaith Peace Partners.

Thank you for all that you do to end U.S.-sponsored torture.

Sincerely,
Linda Gustitus, NRCAT President
Richard Killmer, NRCAT Executive Director
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
316 F Street NE, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002