rssThe New York Times Slams Obama’s Torture ‘Cover-Up’
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:03 am
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The New York Times’ lead editorial today is a powerful indictment of the Obama administration’s continuation of Bush-era efforts to conceal the facts of U.S.-sponsored torture.
Running through the list of situations that we’ve been reporting on in which the Obama administration continues to conceal evidence of torture — from the efforts of British resident Binyam Mohamed to seek justice for his “extraordinary rendition” and torture; to the administration’s continued efforts to dismiss cases alleging government-sponsored torture and illegal wiretapping by raising the “state secrets” privilege; to President Obama’s continued insistence on hiding photos of brutal detainee abuse — The Times highlights how President Obama, despite his grand promises of openness and accountability in the early days of his administration, has caved to Republicans and some conservative Democrats who want to bury the evidence of criminal and moral wrongdoing by the United States government.
“We do not take seriously the government’s claim that it is trying to protect intelligence or avoid harm to national security,” The Times writes. And it shouldn’t. As we’ve pointed out repeatedly at TWI, the outlines of our government’s abusive and in some cases criminal conduct is already well-known and can hardly endanger us further. Only by unearthing, acknowledging and accounting completely for the past can the new administration finally move beyond it to focus, unencumbered, on making sure it does not happen in the future.
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Comment posted October 27, 2009 @ 8:37 pm
“a powerful indictment of the Obama..continuation of Bush-era efforts to conceal the facts of U.S.-sponsored torture” #fb
“the Obama administration continues to conceal evidence of torture”
“administration’s continued efforts to dismiss cases alleging government-sponsored torture and illegal wiretapping by raising the “state secrets” privilege”
“Obama’s continued insistence on hiding photos of brutal detainee abuse”
Obama “despite his grand promises of openness and accountability
in the early days of his administration, has caved to Republicans and some conservative Democrats who want to bury the evidence of criminal and moral wrongdoing”
SEE A PATTERN HERE.
What is the hell is Obama thinking?
What the hell are our Congressional Democrats thinking?
Are they all moral Cowards?
Did they Lie To Us when they took their oath of office?
They took an oath to the Constitution which is an oath to the Voters.
Violate your oath at your peril, people. We aren't going to take it anymore.
“the outlines of our government’s abusive and in some cases criminal conduct is already well-known and can hardly endanger us further.”
There is No Excuse Whatsoever For Not Prosecuting!!
Democrats will pay for this failure in 2010 & 2012
Health care Reform or No Reform!
It is time to Prosecute America's Torturers
and all those that Conspired to or Ordered Torture.
SIGN the PETITION
calling for Prosecution
.
Comment posted October 28, 2009 @ 12:37 am
“a powerful indictment of the Obama..continuation of Bush-era efforts to conceal the facts of U.S.-sponsored torture” #fb
“the Obama administration continues to conceal evidence of torture”
“administration’s continued efforts to dismiss cases alleging government-sponsored torture and illegal wiretapping by raising the “state secrets” privilege”
“Obama’s continued insistence on hiding photos of brutal detainee abuse”
Obama “despite his grand promises of openness and accountability
in the early days of his administration, has caved to Republicans and some conservative Democrats who want to bury the evidence of criminal and moral wrongdoing”
SEE A PATTERN HERE.
What is the hell is Obama thinking?
What the hell are our Congressional Democrats thinking?
Are they all moral Cowards?
Did they Lie To Us when they took their oath of office?
They took an oath to the Constitution which is an oath to the Voters.
Violate your oath at your peril, people. We aren't going to take it anymore.
“the outlines of our government’s abusive and in some cases criminal conduct is already well-known and can hardly endanger us further.”
There is No Excuse Whatsoever For Not Prosecuting!!
Democrats will pay for this failure in 2010 & 2012
Health care Reform or No Reform!
It is time to Prosecute America's Torturers
and all those that Conspired to or Ordered Torture.
SIGN the PETITION
calling for Prosecution
.
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