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TPMMuckraker: Report: Obama Admin Drafts Memo To Detain Terror Suspects Indefinitely
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BREAKING NEWS White House Drafts Order to Hold Some Detainees Indefinitely
The Political Carnival —
By GottaLaff More as soon as I can type it up. Here we go, Friday dump time: The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations. Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without ...
Report: Obama Admin Drafts Memo To Detain Terror Suspects Indefinitely
TPMMuckraker —
The latest installment in the Obama administration's tendency to mimic the Bushies on war on terror tactics:
The Washington Post and Pro Publica report:
The Obama administration, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close Guantanamo, has drafted an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations.
Such an order would embrace claims by former president ...
Oh my: Obama drafts executive order to detain terrorists indefinitely without trial
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Oh my: Obama drafts executive order to detain terrorists indefinitely without trial posted at 8:37 pm on June 26, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly First broken a few hours ago by WaPo , now confirmed by the AP , a little Friday evening care package from The One while the media’s busy obsessing over Jacko and cap ‘n trade. Do bear in mind that, contrary to leftist talking points, it’s not just the fact that some of the evidence against these turds was obtained through “torture” that makes them untriable ...
Ari Melber: Obama Courts Disaster With New Detention Plan
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... The Obama administration is rushing towards a unilateral plan to imprison people without trial, according to a huge, new joint article from the Washington Post and ProPublica. The proposal would completely cut Congress out of the process by using an executive order to essentially bring Gitmo stateside: ...
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Brilliant at Breakfast —
I just didn't think it would happen this quickly: Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations. Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of ...
Indefinite Detention
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy From the Washington Post: "Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential ...
Indefinite Detention
Political Animal —
Indefinite Detention From the Washington Post : "Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations. Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war. Obama advisers ...
Obama and Indefinite Detention
The Anonymous Liberal —
It's hard to know what to make of this Washington Post article, but it's certainly troubling. If there was anything comforting about Obama's previous--and very concerning--suggestion that some sort of indefinite detention program may be necessary, it was the apparent concession that it could only be done with Congressional approval. The most egregious aspect of the Bush administration's disregard for the rule of law was it's repeated willingness to not only act unilaterally and without Congressional approval, but in many cases to act in direct contravention of existing laws. ...
Locking People Up, Forever
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Hilzoy reacts to a report over the weekend that Obama is working on an executive order to grant him to right to hold terror suspects indefinitely: ...
6/29: RINO-Hunting
Blogometer —
... ) are angry that the Obama admin. is reportedly "crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely." Conservative bloggers ( ...
Disturbing trends...
the talking dog —
... in which Glenn observes the Obama Administration's public thought balloons on issuing executive orders pertaining to absolute tyranny "preventive detention" of people who were egregiously tortured "too dangerous to release but who can't be tried." WaPo reports on the same subject (h/t to Michael L.) Well, you know my opinion on the subject... ...
