Anti-Torture Protest at the Inquirer This Afternoon

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In Philadelphia, protestors will hold a press conference and waterboarding reinactment to call for the firing, disbarment, and prosecution of torture lawyer John Yoo in front of the Philadelphia Inquirer, where Yoo currently writes the monthly column Closing Arguments. In a series of now infamous memos while at the Office of Legal Counsel, John Yoo authorized the use of torture laid the groundwork for the wholesale and systematic torture of detainees, which to date has not been thoroughly repudiated. John Yoo insisted, “In the exercise of his plenary power to use military force, the President’s decisions are for him alone and are un-reviewable.”

World Can’t Wait has called for protest actions to meet John Yoo wherever he travels and declare: “Philadelphia: War Criminal Fee Zone!”

The press release on Phawker's site says the protest starts at 4:30 pm. Another website says 5 pm. You probably want to show up early, just in case.

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