Help Spread the Truth
Anthony D. Romero
Last week, the ACLU stepped forward. This week, we need you to do the same.
Across the country, the news that the ACLU is actively enlisting some of the top criminal defense lawyers in America to be ready to take part in the defense of several Guantánamo detainees has been greeted with deep respect for our organization’s commitment to justice.
But sadly, not enough people know the truth about the military commissions and the new rules under which our nation plans to prosecute those being held at Guantánamo Bay.
Every American should know that our country is going forward with military commissions that are contrary to the fundamental principles of due process -- a system that allows for the use of evidence obtained through torture, secret evidence and hearsay.
Every American should know -- and you can help us tell them.
Help the ACLU spread the truth about the trials at Guantánamo Bay. Forward this message to five friends.
If we’re going to get the truth out about military commissions that completely betray our nation’s history and its values, we need you and other ACLU supporters to play an active role.
The ACLU is stepping into the fray at Guantánamo Bay because we believe strongly in defending fundamental American values and challenging the government's attempts to change the rules in order to stack the deck in its favor. We cannot stand silently by and witness proceedings that are an affront to fundamental principles of justice and that will disgrace our nation before the world.
It’s during times like this that we have to ask who we are as a nation, what principles we stand for, what actions we will and won’t allow to be carried out in our name. If those principles matter, we must prove that, even when dealing with those accused of committing acts of terror, America remains a nation of laws.
These one-sided, arbitrary proceedings fail any simple test of justice. Help us get the truth out by forwarding this email to your friends.
Thank you not just for your ongoing support, but for raising your own voice in opposition to military commissions proceedings that make a mockery of the rule of law.
Sincerely,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
ACLU
P.S. To learn more about our work at Guantánamo, visit our website. http://www.aclu.org/
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