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The Note: The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, November 25, 2009
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RT @DreamerM: That's the second Gitmo official in a row... something smells really bad. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/us/25gitmo.html 11/25/2009 |
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Official Charged With Closing Guantánamo Quits http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/us/25gitmo.html NYTimes.com 11/25/2009 |
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Official Responsible for Closing Guantánamo Quits http://bit.ly/7EOXIr 11/25/2009 |
The Note's Must-Reads for Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Note —
... AFFAIRS:
The Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon: “U.S., India Expand Counterterrorism Cooperation” LINK
Time's Aryn Baker: "Talking with the Taliban: Easier Said Than Done" LINK
HEALTH CARE:
Bloomberg’s James Rowley and Brian Faler: “Health-Care Bill May Be Stalled by Year-End Legislative Crunch” LINK
GITMO:
The New York Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller: “Official Charged with Closing Guantanamo Quits” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin: “Point Man on Detainees Quits” LINK ...
ThinkFast: November 25, 2009
Think Progress —
... Phillip Carter, the Defense Department official in charge of closing the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, “has resigned after only seven months in the job.” Carter resigned last Friday for “personal reasons.” ...
Phil Carter's Resignation from Key Detainee Policy Post
Commondreams.org Views —
Phillip Carter is a lawyer, a former Army Captain, a veteran of the Iraq War and a very harsh critic of the Bush administration's detention and interrogation policies. He was a vigorous supporter of Barack Obama's campaign, and in 2008, became the Obama campaign's National Veterans Director. In April of this year, he was appointed the top Pentagon official for detainee affairs, but yesterday, he suddenly ...
Phil Carter Quits Administration
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
Phil Carter, well known to longtime denizens of the blogosphere as the former proprietor of Intel Dump, has suddenly resigned as deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee policy. The NYT buries this news on A20:
The Defense Department official in charge of closing the military prison at Guantánamo ...
ThinkFast: November 25, 2009
The Hollywood Liberal —
... at the end of 2012 and said it could take ‘about five or six years’ from now for economic activity to return to normal.” Phillip Carter, the Defense Department official in charge of closing the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, “has resigned after only seven months in the job .” Carter resigned last Friday for “ personal reasons .” The White House is considering launching a bipartisan commission to analyze and propose solutions for the country’s deficit. White House officials met with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and Sen. Judd ...
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