Email 1/21/2010 from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture

Dear Friends:

Please email Senator-elect Scott Brown and ask him to rethink his position on waterboarding and other forms of torture.

On Tuesday, January 19th, Scott Brown was elected to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. During the campaign Mr. Brown publicly proclaimed his support for the use of waterboarding and other forms of torture. He said waterboarding is not torture and that the U.S. has not used torture. He is mistaken on both fronts.

Since Mr. Brown will now be voting in the U.S. Senate on key legislation concerning the conduct of interrogations and treatment of detainees, we think that it is important that we attempt to explain to him that waterboarding and other "enhanced" interrogation techniques are forms of torture, are illegal, are immoral, and are contrary to American values.

Please email Senator-elect Brown and tell him that waterboarding and other abusive techniques are forms of torture. Further, please explain to him, that you would hope, as a U.S. Senator, he would stand for U.S. values and the rule of law and would oppose the use of torture. A model email which you can modify and then send to Senator-elect Brown can be found here.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
Linda Gustitus, President
Rev. Richard L. Killmer, Executive Director
National Religious Campaign Against Torture