Tuesday, October 27, 2009
I know, we’re not maintaining this blog much but there’s an issue that just has to be adressed:
The Nobel Peace Prize that President Obama recently was awarded.
He’s gotten a lot of flack over this, especially in the conservative media – he even himself stated that he doesn’t really think he deserves it. And he might [...]
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Rachel Maddows reports the following, which should really make everyone wonder – what IS Obama doing? This is not the type of thing most of us expected from him, the ability for the state to keep prisoners in detention indefinitely, without trial or limits, for crimes they might commit! Check out the video here:
I honestly didn’t think Obama would ever do this.
The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects.
The Justice Department released nine legal opinions showing that, following [...]
Monday, February 23, 2009
I don’t understand this latest move by the President. Human rights are supposed to be fundamental – so it shouldn’t matter if he thinks the US Constitution applies to them. Everyone deserves an open trail if charged with a crime.
The Obama administration, siding with the Bush White House, contended Friday that detainees in Afghanistan have [...]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
All that starts well doesn’t necessarily end well, it seems.
Even as it pulls back from harsh interrogations and other sharply debated aspects of George W. Bush ’s “war on terrorism,” the Obama administration is quietly signaling continued support for other major elements of its predecessor’s approach to fighting Al Qaeda.
In little-noticed confirmation testimony recently, Obama [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Several sources seem to have sources that claim Obama is about to decide when/how many troops will be added to the war in Afghanistan, something that have been anxiously expected but delayed. Yesterday the White House promised he would make a decision “shortly” – whatever that means in politi-speak.
Story on Google News
In other news about [...]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Obama renewed his call for direct US dialogue with Iran, saying he hoped to create the conditions to “start sitting across the table, face to face” in the coming months.
“I think there’s the possibility, at least, of a relationship of mutual respect and progress,” Obama said at the first press conference of his young presidency, [...]
President explains desire to close Gitmo, promises justice for loved ones.
President Barack Obama met Friday with relatives of victims of the bombing of the USS Cole and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling them he wants the same thing they do — justice for their loved ones.
In the hour-long session with roughly 40 family members [...]
When the Obama administration delved into the Guantanamo legal cases to prepare for the shutdown, they find that there doesn’t seem to be any real case files about them anywhere.
President Obama’s plans to expeditiously determine the fates of about 245 terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and quickly close the military prison there were [...]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
It should come as a surprise to nobody that one of the first orders from the new preident is to order the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and that so called “harsh interrogation techniques” (ie: torture) are banned. All overseas CIA prisons where suspected terrorists are held are also to be shut down.
Mr [...]
