ethical-capitalism : Message: Fw: President Obama is meeting our challenges

I signed up to Amnesty International's site www.unsubscribe-me.org (which still
has a video on it showing a volunteer experiencing "waterboarding" that the
George W Bush administration insisted wasn't torture) a while ago. I've just
received the following emial from them:

--- On Sat, 24/1/09, Amnesty International <sct@...> wrote:

> From: Amnesty International <sct@...>
> Subject: President Obama is meeting our challenges
> To: revolutionarysocialiststeve@...
> Date: Saturday, 24 January, 2009, 4:20 AM
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> Dear Unsubscriber,
>
> 'As for our common defence, we reject as false the
> choice between our safety and our ideals.'
> President Barack Obama, 20 January 2009.
>
> A refreshing statement from the new president, and it would
> seem, one that is backed up by action.
>
> We set out a list of human rights challenges
> <http://obama100days.amnesty.org/checklist.html> for
> his first 100 days in office. On each of these days
> we'll be highlighting a way that you can help.
>
> Follow us on Twitter for our 100 ways to help
> <http://twitter.com/amnestyuk>
>
> We're only days into his presidency and the human
> rights victories are stacking up. First the announcement
> that military trials at Guantánamo will be suspended, then
> executive orders that will close the detention centre within
> a year and ban harsh interrogation techniques like
> waterboarding.
>
> These announcements represent hard-won victories for
> Amnesty activists and Human Rights campaigners everywhere.
> Everyone who has campaigned on these issues should be proud
> of what their tireless efforts have achieved.
>
> As our video <http://obama100days.amnesty.org/>
> suggests, there are still some people with unrealistic
> expectations for Obama's first 100 days in office. So
> we've given the president a helping hand - by drawing up
> a checklist of tasks that are a little more achievable.
>
> If you haven't already done so, please add your voice
> to our worldwide petition,
> <http://obama100days.amnesty.org/petition.html> to
> ensure the new president meets all of Amnesty
> International's human rights challenges.
>
> While there is still a long way to go, and plenty of boxes
> on our checklist that need to be ticked, for now let's
> take a moment to celebrate. What a difference a week can
> make.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Amnesty International UK
> Protect The Human
>
> PS - For all the latest news and views on our 100 days
> campaign, visit www.ProtectTheHuman.com
> <http://www.protectthehuman.com>
>
>
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