hrw.org - 2/2/2009
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Recommendations The US government should: Repudiate the use of rendition to torture as a counterterrorism tactic and permanently discontinue the CIA's rendition program; Disclose the identities, fate, and current whereabouts of all persons detained by the CIA or rendered to foreign custody by ...
latimes.com - 2/1/2009
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latimes.com —
Under executive orders issued by Obama recently, the
CIA still has authority to carry out what are...
known as renditions, secret abductions and transfers of prisoners to countries that cooperate with the United States. Current and former U.S. ...
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Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool - ...
latimes.com - 2/1/2009
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latimes.com —
Under executive orders issued by Obama recently, the
CIA still has authority to carry out what are...
known as renditions, secret abductions and transfers of prisoners to countries that cooperate with the United States. Current and former U.S. ...
(more)
Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool - ...
online.wsj.com - 1/29/2009
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online.wsj.com —
JOHN YOO During his first week as commander
in chief, President Barack Obama ordered the closure of...
Guantanamo Bay and terminated the CIA's special authority to interrogate terrorists. While these actions will certainly please his base -- gone are the ...
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John Yoo: Obama Made a Rash Decision on Gitmo
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RE: Rendition
The Corner on National Review Online —
... below is a flip-flop from Human Rights Watch that would impress even the East German judge. Here's Human Rights Watch in April of last year : The US government should: Repudiate the use of rendition to torture as a counterterrorism tactic and permanently discontinue the CIA's rendition program; Disclose the identities, fate, and current whereabouts of all persons detained by the CIA or rendered to foreign custody by the CIA since 2001, including detainees who were rendered to Jordan; Repudiate the use of "diplomatic assurances" against torture and ill-treatment as a ...
Rendition is suddenly acceptable
Betsy's Page —
... at Dissenting Justice points out how Human Rights Watch has changed its rhetoric. Back in April, this is what Human Rights Watch had to say about rendition. The US government should: Repudiate the use of rendition to torture as a counterterrorism tactic and permanently discontinue the CIA's rendition program; Disclose the identities, fate, and current whereabouts of all persons detained by the CIA or rendered to foreign custody by the CIA since 2001, including detainees who were rendered to Jordan; Repudiate the use of "diplomatic assurances" against torture and ill-treatment ...
The nuance of the pro-torture Left (HRW edition).
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Good term, Wizbang: I like it. Anyway, via Dissenting Justice (via Instapundit) we can see in miniature the… ah, evolution of our opposite numbers on the Online Left’s stance on Obama’s reversion to rendition. Our hypocrites for the day are Human Rights Watch*:
April 7, 2008 to at least January 19, 2009:
The US government should:
·Repudiate the use of rendition to torture as a counterterrorism tactic and permanently discontinue the CIA’s rendition program;
Some time ...
Rendition is Still an Option
Stones Cry Out —
... , Human Rights Watch was playing quite a different tune up until a Democrat made it to the Oval Office. Their web site says, in an article from April 7, 2008: ...
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Obama Redacts His Rendition Position
patdollard.com 2/6/2009 —
Must’ve actually READ some of the daily shit Pres. Bush has been reading for the last eight years. Hey, Bam … break all mirrors in the White House. You’re about to go gray.
Just wondering here …
Think those Hollywood ...
RE: Rendition
corner.nationalreview.com 2/3/2009 — Buried in that LAT article on rendition Jonah linked below is a flip-flop from Human Rights Watch that would impress even the East German judge. Here's Human Rights Watch in April of last year:
The US government should:
·Repudiate the use of ...
"Truth Commission" a Go
minx.cc 2/28/2009 — The Church Committee destroyed the CIA's operations division for... well, forever. Let's see if we can't hit that mark again. The 'fact-finding' effort will seek details on secret prisons and interrogation methods -- but will not aim to determine if...
Debunking the Torture Apologists’ “Half the Intelligence” Claim
emptywheel.firedoglake.com 4/20/2009 —
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In another thread, Bob Schacht wrote ,
BTW, according to CNN, Haynes and Mukasey are claiming that “half” of what we “know” about Al Qaeda came from torture sessions. Did they really write that, and if so, I’m ...
Don't Kill the CIA
WWW.samefacts.com 4/27/2009 — It was only a matter of time before the torture debate turned on the CIA. Matthew Yglesias has done it, suggesting that we "consider" abolishing the agency. This would be a great idea if it weren't completely wrong. Let me suggest just a few reasons why:
The Role of the CIA
lefarkins.blogspot.com 4/18/2009 — Spencer has some thoughts: And here's how it's problematic for Obama, Blair and Panetta to indicate to the CIA that they'll stand by CIA officers who relied on OLC guidance for the torture. Marc Ambinder observes that there's some wiggle room in that ...
What The CIA Did
politics.theatlantic.com 4/17/2009 — The Justice Department today
released four internal memorandums that supplied the legal basis for the
program of torture and aggressive interrogation techniques used at so-called
CIA "Black Sites" during the Bush administration and, at the same time, ...
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