The Bush administration never intended for their torture memos to be seen -- or heard -- by the public. But it’s clear – the abuses committed as a result of the torture program are serious, and the publicly available evidence of senior involvement is considerable and still mounting. Yet the fulls tory hasn't been told.

What we do know is that torture is a crime, and that the crimes committed during the interrogations of detainees can no longer be doubted or debated. Despite the voluminous evidence that senior Bush administration officials authorized torture, the only people who have been held accountable for this maltreatment of prisoners are low-ranking soldiers.

President Obama has said that no one is above the law, and Attorney General Eric Holder has said that the Department of Justice will follow the facts wherever they lead. It's time to hold them to their word.

Send this video to Attorney General Holder and demand that he appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate those who committed and authorized torture -- wherever the evidence leads.
 

 
By Rana Elmir, ACLU of Michigan Communications Director