ACLU Urges Secretary Gates Not To Block Release Of Torture Photos

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ACLU Urges Secretary Gates Not To Block Release Of Torture Photos

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WASHINGTON – After the Senate today passed a Homeland Security appropriations bill with an amendment that would grant the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Secretary Robert Gates urging ...

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— aclu.org — (10/29/2009) ACLU Renews Call For Secretary Gates Not To Block Release Of Torture Photos FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE... >CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org WASHINGTON – President Obama today signed into law a Homeland Security appropriations bill that ... (more) American Civil Liberties Union : ...

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ACLU still fighting George Bush
Stop The ACLU — ... Posted on October 27, 2009 They miss him so : “After the Senate today passed a Homeland Security appropriations bill with an amendment that would grant the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Secretary Robert Gates urging him not to exercise the authority to suppress the photos. The amendment, which would allow the DOD to exempt photos from the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), is aimed at photos ordered released by a federal appeals court as part of an ACLU FOIA ...

Dissecting Leftism — ... ACLU still fighting George Bush (They miss him so): "After the Senate today passed a Homeland Security appropriations bill with an amendment that would grant the Department of Defense (DOD) the authority to continue suppressing photos of prisoner abuse, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Secretary Robert Gates urging him not to exercise the authority to suppress the photos. The amendment, which would allow the DOD to exempt photos from the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), is aimed at photos ordered released by a federal appeals court as part of an ACLU FOIA ...

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