Congress, Rumsfeld, Gates: Different Faces, Same Issue

by Austin on November 15, 2006

Both the Republican Administration and the incoming Democratic Congress are on the record against trafficking in Iraq. The record is a start but action is what actually makes the difference between slavery and freedom!

If you’ve been one of the many people following this issue, you know that the WarSlavery Campaign is a non-partisan effort to pressure the Departments of Defense and State to take action against human trafficking in Iraq, and to prevent trafficking in all future US government contracts.

Our campaign letters address then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and outgoing Ambassador John MIller at the Trafficking in Persons office at the State Department. Letters also address General Casey, the leading commander in Iraq and other personnel in the Defense Department.

Our demand to each of them was the same: Follow through on President Bush’s call for a zero tolerance policy toward human trafficking. That was our call then and it is our call now. This is our challenge to the federal government whether it is represented by outgoing Donald Rumsfeld or the nominee for Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates. Both the Republican Administration and the incoming Democratic Congress are on the record against trafficking in Iraq. The record is a start but action is what actually makes the difference between slavery and freedom! Now is the time to end trafficking in Iraq!

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