Stephen E. Abraham is an attorney in private practice in Newport Beach, California. A graduate of the University of California at Davis, he was commissioned in 1981 as an intelligence officer in the United States Army Reserves in 1981. Between 1981 and 2008 when he retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he served during periods of active and reserve duty, including tours in 1991 and following 9/11. He was the first officer to publicly criticize the Combatant Status Review Tribunals at Guantánamo.
In Their Words
"I am the son of a generation that saw millions perish. We say "never again." But that against which we must so carefully guard is not the murderous instinct, but instead, the actions - including silence - that perpetrated the immoral and unlawful voiding of fundamental human rights.
That a people does not trust its government is a tragedy. But a government that does not trust its people is neither capable nor fit to govern. A Commission of Truth, though merely an instrument by which we may restore trust in government and belief in the inalienable human rights that are at the foundation of our very existence, is necessary to demonstrate the faith that our government has in its people."