Religious leaders to lobby Obama for torture inquiry
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Religious leaders to lobby Obama for torture inquiry
By Stephen C. Webster
Published: June 8, 2009
Updated 8 hours ago
Eight spiritual leaders from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, representing some 250 member organizations from around the United States, will demonstrate in front of the White House on Thursday, giving “public witness” to their support of an inquiry on torture.
President Barack Obama has said repeatedly he would like to “look forward,” sidestepping calls from many in his own party to investigate torture of terror war prisoners authorized by the Bush administration.
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Religious leaders to lobby Obama for torture inquiry
By Stephen C. Webster
Published: June 8, 2009
Updated 8 hours ago
Eight spiritual leaders from the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, representing some 250 member organizations from around the United States, will demonstrate in front of the White House on Thursday, giving “public witness” to their support of an inquiry on torture.
President Barack Obama has said repeatedly he would like to “look forward,” sidestepping calls from many in his own party to investigate torture of terror war prisoners authorized by the Bush administration.
