Thursday, September 9, 2010

Article: Obama wins the right to invoke "State Secrets" to protect Bush crimes - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

Obama wins the right to invoke "State Secrets" to protect Bush crimes - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/09/08/obama/index.html

a degree of continuity that has departed from the expectations fostered by President Obama's campaign rhetoric, which was often sharply critical of President Bush's approach.

Among other policies, the Obama team has also placed a United States citizen on a targeted-killings list without a trial, blocked efforts by detainees in Afghanistan to bring habeas-corpus lawsuits challenging their indefinite imprisonment, and continued the C.I.A. rendition program … .

(via Instapaper)



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