New Declaration of War, Torture Cover-up

A few days ago, we alerted you to Attorney General Michael Mukasey's demand that Congress issue a new declaration of war. This would make the entire globe -- including the United States itself -- a "battlefield" where the president gets to decide who is an "enemy combatant" and lock that person up forever.

The Bush/Mukasey plan also includes a congressionally-approved subversion of the Constitution and a cover-up of the Bush administration's systemic torture and abuse of detainees.

At the same time, an ACLU lawsuit has uncovered new evidence that the torture and abuse Mukasey wants Congress to cover up was authorized by -- you guessed it -- the Justice Department. One of the documents obtained by the ACLU is a redacted version of a previously undisclosed 2002 Justice Department opinion that authorizes the CIA to use specific interrogation methods, including waterboarding.

Now, Mukasey -- as head of the Justice Department -- wants Congress to cover up torture committed under the watch of his predecessor, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. It's outrageous!

Don't let it happen. Read the alert I've attached below and take action now at: http://action.aclu.org/coverup

Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
ACLU

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