balloon-juice.com - 11/18/2008
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Some pundits think that we should wait and see what Obama does with the Bush-era torture regime; in my perspective that attitude is dangerously wrong. America’s credibility hangs by a rapidly fraying thread. Saving it will depend on relentless pressure from prominent pundits, preferably ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely
to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized...
or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who ...
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Obama Advisers: Torture Prosecutions Not Likely
lefarkins.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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lefarkins.blogspot.com —
This story , indicating that the Obama administration
is bailing on the idea even investigating whether criminal...
charges ought to be brought against Bush administration officials who committed war crimes such as torture, is very discouraging. From the ...
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No we can't
pajamasmedia.com - 11/11/2008
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pajamasmedia.com —
November 11, 2008 NO SURPRISE: "President-elect Barack Obama
is unlikely to radically overhaul controversial Bush administration intelligence...
policies, advisers say, an approach that is almost certain to create tension within the Democratic Party. ...
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Sorry about the unscheduled pause in posting, but last time I felt like that my mother was there to take care of me. I'm still a bit weak, but readers have been keeping me up to date: Tim F. at Balloon Juice says More On The Detainee Landmine: Some pundits think that we should wait and see what Obama does with the Bush-era torture regime; in my opinion that attitude is dangerously wrong. America's credibility hangs by a rapidly fraying thread. Saving it will depend on relentless pressure from prominent pundits, preferably voices much more prominent ...
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