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Retired Military Leaders to Call on Senate to
Scrutinize Gonzales' Role in Setting the Stage for Torture
Human Rights First Outlines Gonzales' Role in Setting Improper
Detention and Interrogation Policy
What: Press Briefing - IN PERSON OR BY TELECONFERENCE.
Retired Admirals and Generals will release a letter to the Senate
Judiciary Committee that urges Members to closely examine Attorney
General nominee Alberto Gonzales' role in setting U.S. policy
on torture. Specifically, the Admirals and Generals express concern
about Gonzales' recommendation that the Geneva Conventions not
be applied to the conflict in Afghanistan.
Who: General Joseph Hoar (Ret. USMC), the former Commander
of U.S. Central Command, led the efforts to enforce the naval embargo
in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf and the no-fly zone in the south
of Iraq after the first Gulf War. He was the Deputy for Operations
for the Marine Corps during the Gulf War and served as General Norman
Schwarzkopf's Chief of Staff at Central Command.
General James Cullen (Ret. USA), a retired Brigadier
General in the United States Army Reserve Judge Advocate General's
Corps who last served as the Chief Judge (IMA) of the U.S. Army
Court of Criminal Appeals.
Elisa Massimino, Washington Director, Human Rights First
(formerly the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights). Massimino
is a human rights legal expert and Human Rights First's chief advocacy
strategist.
Where: National Press Club, 529 14th St., NW,
13th Floor - Zenger Room. ** OR ATTEND BY TELEPHONE. Call:
800-213-8536. Ask for the "Gonzales Nomination" press conference.
When: Tuesday, January 4, 2005 -- 10 a.m. A light
breakfast will be served.
Why: The press briefing will discuss issues surrounding
the confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales,
which will begin January 6.
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