I have been a supporter and advocate of Amnesty International for the last eight years and I never cease to be amazed at their dedication and tireless effort. AI has been campaigning for the closure of Guantanamo Bay since it opened in 2002 and even after a long and hard-fought victory, they are not ones to rest on their laurels. As they celebrate President Obama's executive order which will close down Guantanamo for good, they are also petitioning Obama to set up an independent inquiry into the Bush Administration's handling of the "war on terror". Specifically, they want the administration to be investigated for their detention and interrogation practices.

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Comment by Morgan Bell

January 28th 2009 08:27

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the government investigating the government . . . even with all of Obamas good intentions i doubt that will be very effective . . . doesnt hurt to try though

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January 28th 2009 08:27

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Comment by alt_ed

January 28th 2009 08:28

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haha exactly the same time! We're getting better every day Mogs

Comment by Morgan Bell

January 28th 2009 08:33

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what on earth did the first comment say?

Comment by RubySoho

January 28th 2009 08:52

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Hi Morgan, they are actually calling for an independent inquiry. Non-government.

I'm not quite sure what you are trying to say alt_ed...

Comment by Morgan Bell

January 28th 2009 09:22

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dont make me get my inverted commas out . . . oh no . . . i just cant help it . . . an "independent" inquiry (yes ive gone a little S.L. Bradish) commissioned by government and reporting back to government might as well be performed by government employees

sorry im a bit jaded by the amazing ability of Forestry Tasmania to never break any corruption or environmental laws

Comment by alt_ed

January 28th 2009 11:30

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it wasn't ment to say anything... just "..."

Comment by Janet Collins

January 28th 2009 11:39

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I tend to agree with Morgan. It may sound negative but It will probably go nowhere.

It is good to try but even with a new administation, the new government will tread lightly when it comes to opening old wounds.

I think they just want to move forward and that isn't such a bad thing.

Comment by RubySoho

January 30th 2009 03:59

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Ok ladies i see your point. Still, for me this is more about the efforts of AI than it is about the likelihood of such an inquiry succeeding. It's the way they don't just accept victory and lie back and congratulate themselves. Who was it that said their is never a real victory in the fight for rights, that there will always be something else to fight for? I'm sure I read words to that effect once.

Comment by Mrs M

February 11th 2009 02:49

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Yep something needs to be done. Obama needs to look like he is distancing himself from Bush as much as possible if the US is to regain any shred of decent and moral dignity.

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