Friday, June 23, 2017

US resuming torture? Act to stop it.

President Obama tried to end US torture;  now the US appears to be reversing that policy, using surrogate torturers.  Please read the message below and take action by contacting your 2 Senators and your Representative in Congress.  Phone numbers for the WA state delegation are at the end

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: a WSRCAT activist
Subject: Urgent action - US complicit in torture in Yemen

In a major story, the Associated Press has reported that US officials are interrogating prisoners subjected to torture by United Arab Emirates officials in Yemen.  Here is the article.


I urge everyone to call their US senators and representative about this issue.  Say something like: "The AP has reported that US officials are interrogating prisoners subjected to torture in Yemen.  Please demand an immediate end to this practice."

The switchboard is 1-202-224-3121.  A menu routes you to your senator or representative.

I left messages with Senators Cantwell and Murray and Representative Jayapal.  The staff person at Pramila Jayapal's office seemed very interested, said this was the first he'd heard about this, and promised he would inform Representative Jayapal.

This makes me think that we need to send as many calls as possible.  

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MORE PHONE NUMBERS FOR OUR SENATORS AND REPS

See also the League of Women Voters pamphlet "They Represent You" at http://www.seattlelwv.org/files/try2017highlight.pdf for additional ways to reach elected officials including webforms and fax numbers.

Senator Patty Murray  202-224-2621 toll free: 866-481-9186  

Senator Maria Cantwell 202-224-3441

1st DISTRICT  NE King, Eastern Snohomish,  Eastern Skagit, and most of  Whatcom County 
Rep. Suzan DelBene 202-225-6311  

2nd DISTRICT      Bellingham and Island, San Juan, Western Skagit and Western Snohomish County
Rep. Rick Larsen  202-225-2605

3rd DISTRICT           Southern Thurston County to Oregon border Klickitat County and west to ocean
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler 202-225-3536

4th DISTRICT    Central Washington
Rep. Dan Newhouse 202-225-5816

5th DISTRICT    Eastern Washington
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers 202-225-2006

6th DISTRICT   Olympic Peninsula, Kitsap, & Northern Pacific County
Rep. Derek Kilmer 202-225-5916

7th DISTRICT Edmonds, Vashon Island & most of Seattle
Rep. Pramila Jayapal 202-225-3106

8th DISTRICT  Sammamish to Auburn and SE King, Eastern Pierce, Chelan and Kittitas Counties
Rep. Dave Reichert 202-225-7761

9th DISTRICT     Southeast Seattle, Redmond to  Kent, Burien to Tacoma
Rep. Adam Smith 202-225-8901

10th DISTRICT       Most of Thurston and Western Pierce County
Rep. Denny Heck 202-225-9740

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