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In the name of the "war on terror," the U.S. government has subjected people who have not been charged with or convicted of any crime to:
• Torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment

• Abductions (known as extraordinary rendition), "disappearances," and secret detention

• Illegal and indefinite detention in Guantanamo, Bagram, other U.S. facilities, and secret CIA sites

• Denial of legal rights, including fair trials and habeas corpus--the right to challenge the legality of one's detention

Additionally, the U.S. government has employed companies that have been implicated in cases of killings, torture, and rape, and has failed to adequately investigate and prosecute abuses.
I am deeply saddened by this participation of my government in such violations of human rights. I feel like a German in the late 1930's, or a Russian in the late 1940's, watching my government act out of control, often in secrecy from its own citizens, refusing to pay attention or to listen to the voices raised against such actions. I can only hope that our current governmental leaders will take the necessary steps to bring to justice those who authorized, justified and committed torture.