Obama overturns Bush tactics in war on terrorism

Obama spy choice won't call waterboarding torture
uk.reuters.com 1/23/2009 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice for top U.S. spy declined on Thursday to call waterboarding "torture," only days after his attorney general nominee condemned the interrogation practice as precisely that. Retired Adm. Dennis ...

OBAMA IS AGGRESSIVELY MOVING TO MAKE US LESS SAFE: CLOSING CIA'S "BLACK SITES"
astuteblogger.blogspot.com 1/23/2009 — WASH TIMES: EXCLUSIVE: Obama to close terrorist 'black sites' President Obama on Thursday will order the closure of so-called black sites, where CIA and European security services have interrogated terrorist suspects, under executive orders ...

So Much for Listening to Dick Cheney
corner.nationalreview.com 1/23/2009 — From today's WaPo: President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end to the "war on terror," as President George W. ...

WSJ Insists Obama Is Leaving Door Open For A ‘Jack Bauer Exception’ To His Torture Ban
thinkprogress.org 1/23/2009 — Yesterday, President Obama signed an executive order banning the use of torture in all military and CIA interrogations of suspected terrorists. The order specifically revoked the legal memos written by the Bush administration to justify the use of ...

Obama spy choice won't call waterboarding torture | Politics
reuters.com 1/23/2009 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice for top U.S. spy declined on Thursday to call waterboarding "torture," only days after his attorney general nominee condemned the interrogation practice as precisely that. Retired Adm. Dennis ...

Obama: "US Will Not Torture" (Video) — Gateway Pundit

Obama to close Guantanamo, ban torture — Majikthise

So, Governing Is A Little Tougher Than Campaigning, Eh? — RedState: Conservative News and Community

Can the Democratic Party Ever Get Tough Again? — The Corner on National Review Online

Did Obama just make us less safe? — RIGHTWINGSPARKLE

Citing US values, Obama will close Guantanamo (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/23/2009
AP - Breaking forcefully with Bush anti-terror policies, President Barack Obama ordered major changes Thursday that he said would halt the torture of suspects, close down the Guantanamo detention center, ban secret CIA prisons overseas and fight ...

Obama notches a 60 on the Change-o-Meter. — (Obsolete Feed) 1/22/2009
As promised, Guantanamo and CIA prisons will close. [ more ... ]

Obama gives military's interrogation rules to CIA — CNN.com - Politics 1/23/2009
With the signing of an executive order Thursday, President Obama put the U.S. military and CIA on the same page when it comes to interrogating prisoners captured in the war on terrorism.

1st 100 Days: Closing GITMO — First Read 1/23/2009
The Los Angeles Times : “Moving to claim what he described as ‘the moral high ground,’ President Obama took a series of steps Thursday to dismantle the most widely condemned components of the Bush administration's war on terrorism. Obama issued a ...

Obama Reverses Bush Policies On Detention and Interrogation — Wash Post Obama Administration 1/23/2009
President Obama took dramatic steps yesterday to reverse Bush administration policies on the detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, ordering the closure of the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and banning the use of ...