Amnesty International solicited ten powerful letters urging Obama to act on investigating and punishing the torturers. The contributors include Stephen King, Alice Walker, Ariel Dorfman and Sister Dianna Ortiz.
You can read the letters on their web site:
http://amnestyusa.org/ Type "Ten Against Torture" in the search bar. The letters are really worth reading.
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