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By: knowbuddhau

knowbuddhau — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:55:34 +0000

There's an interesting discussion of this at emptywheel, regarding the relation of the announcement to the al-Haramain case.

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As can be discerned, there is quite a difference in the quality and seriousness of policy proposals. The Obama Administration has done nothing but put the proverbial lipstick on the existing baked pig.

Now why, lo after all these months, would the Administration suddenly announce their "new policy" at this instant? One reason certainly might be the fact that oral argument on plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment in the absolutely critical state secrets case of al-Haramain v. Obama are scheduled for this morning in front of Judge Vaughn Walker in the Northern District of California.

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/09/23/ob...

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