MNYRCAT: End Torture, Close Gitmo

New York Fellowship of Reconciliation members joined with Amnesty International, Center for Constitutional Rights, World Can't Wait, ACLU and others in attending the Metro New York Religious Coalition Against Torture's prayer vigil to end torture and close Guantanamo, one of the January 11th events held worldwide on the sixth anniversary of the Guantanamo detention camp. As the vigil began, so did the rain, torrential at times -- but what is rain compared to waterboarding? It curtailed the length of the vigil, but didn't dampen our spirits. Check out additional photos on Flickr.com but please continue to contact Congress -- 202-224-3121 --and the White House comment line -- 202-456-1111 on this. And ask your friends to do likewise. Prayer and action together make a positive difference. Thanks!!!

Peace hugs,
Kate Anne


Center: Sam Oast and Gail Harper, with 2 CCR staff

Metro's Frame: "Court Rules on side of enemy combatant"

In today's daily Metro give-away street paper, they used the above frame for an AP story on the Appeals court ruling that "the federal Military Commissions Act doesn't strip Ali al-Marri, a legal U.S. resident, of his constitutional rights to challenge his accusers in court." NOT: "Court upholds habeas corpus" NOR "Court upholds Constitutional Rights". How flaming!! I am appalled!! How do we KNOW he is an enemy combatant? Who decides who is an enemy combatant? What if George W. Bush calls YOU or ME one? ARGH!!!

(Yes, I will be talking about the above to others.)

Peace hugs,
Kate Anne
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