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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 2/2/2009
The LA Times On Rendition
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by hilzoy The LA Times has an article today called " Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool ": " The CIA's secret prisons are being shuttered. Harsh interrogation techniques are off-limits. And Guantanamo Bay will eventually go back to being a wind-swept naval base on the ...

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Surprise! Obama expands renditions
hotair.com - 2/1/2009
Surprise! Obama expands renditions
— hotair.com — For the last seven years, the Left has screeched hysterically over the CIA practice of rendition , in which agents turn detainees over to authorities in their home country for interrogation. Never mind that the practice started in the Clinton ... (more) Surprise! Obama expands renditions

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washingtonmonthly.com - 2/2/2009
The LA Times On Rendition
— washingtonmonthly.com — The LA Times On Rendition The LA Times has an article today called "Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool": "The CIA's secret prisons are being shuttered. Harsh interrogation techniques are off-limits. And Guantanamo Bay will eventually ... (more) The LA Times On Rendition

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/27/2009
OBAMA AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FULL TEXT
— huffingtonpost.com — Here is the full text of President Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya Arab TV Network: INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT BY HISHAM MELHEM, AL ARABIYA Map Room 5:46 P.M. EST Q Mr. President, thank you for this opportunity, we really appreciate ... (more) OBAMA AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW: FULL TEXT

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Interrogation Breakdown
The Opinionator — ... in which agents turn detainees over to authorities in their home country for interrogation. . . . Barack Obama exploited that outrage when he promised Hope and Change TM , and the Left squealed with joy over the Brave New Obama World in national security. Now they’ll have to squeal again as Obama has had a sudden revelation as President that renditions are more necessary than ever, if the CIA can’t hold these subjects at Gitmo or its own secret sites. Rather than squealing, however, Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings instead parsed the Los Angeles Times report and tried to square its ...

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