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Obama's No-Torture Order and CIA Secret Renditions
talkleft.com - 2/12/2009
Obama's No-Torture Order and CIA Secret Renditions
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Last week I wrote that the Center for Constitutional Rights questioned President Barack Obama's January 22 orders on interrogation and closing Guantanamo, cautioning that while they in no uncertain terms stated the CIA must close its secret black hole prisons, they may have left a loophole ...
Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on 'Extraordinary Rendition' Lawsuit
blogs.abcnews.com - 2/9/2009
Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on 'Extraordinary Rendition' Lawsuit
— blogs.abcnews.com — From Jake Tapper and Ariane de Vogue: The Obama Administration today announced that it would keep the same position as the Bush Administration in the lawsuit Mohamed et al v Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.. The case involves five men who claim... (more) Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on ...

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CIA warns Barack Obama that British terrorists are the biggest threat to the US
telegraph.co.uk - 2/7/2009
CIA warns Barack Obama that British terrorists are the biggest threat to the US
— telegraph.co.uk — Barack Obama has been warned by the CIA that British Islamist extremists are the greatest threat to US homeland security. (more) CIA warns Barack Obama that British terrorists are the ...

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UK government suppressed evidence on Binyam Mohamed torture because MI6 helped his interrogators
telegraph.co.uk - 2/9/2009
UK government suppressed evidence on Binyam Mohamed torture because MI6 helped his interrogators
— telegraph.co.uk — The Government suppressed evidence on the torture of terror suspect Binyam Mohamed because the documents reveal that MI6 helped his interrogators. (more) UK government suppressed evidence on Binyam Mohamed ...

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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Daniel Firger: What Obama Should Do About State Secrets

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Daniel Firger: What Obama Should Do About State Secrets
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The argument seems to go something like this: First, Obama didn't ban extraordinary rendition when he signed the January 22 executive order closing Guantanamo because he may need to maintain some flexibility around the apprehension and (temporary) detention of future terror suspects; Second, his administration needs time to develop new rules and guidelines to govern the use of rendition going forward. What began as a "rendition to justice program" under Clinton, designed to bring fugitives to justice in U.S. courts, was transformed by the CIA after 9/11 into what eventually ...

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Double Jeopardy | Human Rights Watch
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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, ...
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 ...
Official: Obama to name Seattle chief drug czar (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/12/2009
AP - President Barack Obama has tapped Seattle's police chief to be the nation's next drug czar.
Obama eyes home loan subsidies in rescue plan: sources — Reuters: Politics 2/12/2009
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Sen. Gregg withdraws as Obama commerce pick — Reuters: Politics 2/12/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Judd Gregg said on Thursday he is withdrawing as President Barack Obama's nominee to be Commerce secretary.
Obama loses another Cabinet nominee — CNN.com - Politics 2/12/2009
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Stimulus bill produces lots of winners and losers (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 2/12/2009
AP - Barack Obama is scoring a monster victory three weeks into his presidency with the economic stimulus deal. But he's taken some hits along the way and ultimately will be judged on whether he is able to cure an economy that is mired in recession.