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WSJ: Obama may retain Bush interrogation policies, Gates as SecDef
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... during the campaign. He needs his base early on, especially if things get hairy with the economy and/or Iran, and this would be the surest way to alienate them. I think Gabe’s right , that we’ll soon be told it’s a case of an “overzealous” aide having spoken “inartfully” about Obama’s plans and that he fully intends to make the CIA a waterboard-free zone — which it’s been ...

Barry May Keep Some Torture Aspects
Pirate's Cove — ... CIA to use techniques not approved by the military, but with much greater oversight. Advisers caution that few decisions will be made until the team gets a better picture of how the Bush administration actually goes about gathering intelligence, including covert programs, and there could be a greater shift after a full review. Thinks look a bit different when the burden of being The Decider is on you, eh, President-Elect Obama? Via Gabriel at Ace’s Quick update: Yup, Sullivan is a bit ...

Barry May Keep Some Torture Aspects
Stop The ACLU — ... the road open in certain cases for the CIA to use techniques not approved by the military , but with much greater oversight. Advisers caution that few decisions will be made until the team gets a better picture of how the Bush administration actually goes about gathering intelligence, including covert programs, and there could be a greater shift after a full review. Thinks look a bit different when the burden of being The Decider is on you, eh, President-Elect Obama? Via Gabriel at Ace’s Quick update : Yup, ...