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Thank you, Mr. President

By Chuck Turchick, Free Speech Zone

Dear Mr. President:

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Ellison, Franken support accountability for U.S.-committed torture

By Chuck Turchick, Free Speech Zone

Minnesota has long been a center for human rights advocates. From Hubert Humphrey's 1948 speech on civil rights, to Harold Stassen's drafting of the U.N.

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FREE SPEECH ZONE | An open letter to Sen. Klobuchar on 10th anniversary of torture memos

By Chuck Turchick, Free Speech Zone

Dear Senator Klobuchar:

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January 10 statement on torture to Hennepin County Board of Commissioners

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

Mr. Chair, Commissioners. My name is Chuck Turchick and I live in Minneapolis. You have my sympathy. I have gotten a hold of your leg on the issue of accountability for U.S.-committed torture, and when that happens, I tend not to let go.

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Statement to Hennepin County Board on torture

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe
[On November 15, during the "Open Forum" portion of the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners' committee meetings, I addressed the Board about the issue of torture. I talked a bit about the lack of accountability for U.S.-committed torture and about the concept of Universal Jurisdiction.
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How not to communicate with a U.S. senator about torture

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

Having had little success in my previous communications to our U.S. senators about the importance of holding accountable the architects of our torture program, I decided to try a back door -- or a parallel universe -- approach:

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Are Minneapolis CRA Board members incompetent or delusional?

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

Dear City Council Members:
 
Six of the current ten members of the Civilian Review Authority Board were appointed by you, and the other four were approved by you, so I thought you might be able to address my concern: Why have you appointed or approved ten board members who are obviously incompetent, delusional or both?
 

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A call for accountability as Guantanamo enters its 10th year

By Chuck Turchick, A Parallel Universe

[Note: The following letter was sent to 83 of the 93 United States Attorneys today, which is the ninth anniversary of the first prisoners arriving at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center. Witness Against Torture and other groups will be demonstrating about Guantanamo and related issues in Washington, D.C., over the next 12 days.] 

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