And you thought Ashcroft was bad...
The President's new choice for Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez, actually had to come out last week stating he was against torture. In any other administration, this would be obvious. Not so with Gonzalez, whose memos last year called the Geneva Convention "quaint" and not applicable to prisoners of the War on Terror. Some say his attitude contributed to the Abu Ghraib atrocity. He certainly has a human rights record worthy of intervention by Amnesty International. People for the American Way has issued a statement of opposition to his appointment, citing substantial evidence of this record. At MoveOn.org, you can donate money to fund their anti-Gonzalez TV ads.

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