Comments on: Obama’s First 100 Days: Mixed Messages On Torture

By: By One Vote, US Court OKs Torture and “Extraordinary Rendition” « Dandelion Salad

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:14:52 +0000

[...] I explained in an article at the time: [The judges, in an opinion written by Judge Hawkins] did this first by pinpointing the “clear [...]

By: The Progressive Mind » By One Vote, US Court OKs Torture and “Extraordinary Rendition” :: www.uruknet.info :: informazione dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [vs-5]

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:31:07 +0000

[...] I explained in an article at the time: [The judges, in an opinion written by Judge Hawkins] did this first by pinpointing the [...]

By: People's Blog for the Constitution :: Extraordinary Rendition: No rights, no recourse.

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:37:38 +0000

[...] judges’ opinion sets a terrible precedent going forward as the metrics for litigation are at the whim of any presidents’ decision on [...]

By: Guantánamo and Yemen: Obama Capitulates to Critics and Suspends Prisoner Transfers by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:31:57 +0000

[...] defense of Bush-era policies regarding Military Commissions, indefinite detention, Bagram and “state secrets” — as well as his surge in Afghanistan — has left progressives wondering how much difference [...]

By: New Book: The Guantánamo Lawyers – and a talk by Jonathan Hafetz by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:32:24 +0000

[...] Practically speaking, that means a few things. It means that that the remaining prisoners at Guantánamo should be promptly charged and brought to trial in our federal courts or released. It means that the United States cease the claim that it may detain terrorist suspects — captured anywhere in the world — without charge or trial. It also means the United States must cease creating “new Guantánamos” as it is doing at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Afghanistan, where, much like Guantánamo, it is claiming the ability to detain individuals without habeas corpus review. And it must ensure not only that torture is abolished (as President Obama has taken steps to do) but that there be actions taken for past abuses, both in the form of holding those responsible accountable and ensuring the possibility of compensation for victims rather than closing the courthouse doors by classifying torture as a “state secret.” [...]

By: oolaah | Is Bagram Obama’s New Secret Prison?

oolaah | Is Bagram Obama’s New Secret Prison? — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:31:08 +0000

[...] this what is happening now at Bagram? Shortly after Panetta made his comments, I noted that “the only logical conclusion” I could draw was that, “essentially, the Obama [...]

By: Is Bagram Obama’s New Secret Prison? by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Is Bagram Obama’s New Secret Prison? by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:45:23 +0000

[...] this what is happening now at Bagram? Shortly after Panetta made his comments, I noted that “the only logical conclusion” I could draw was that, “essentially, the Obama [...]

By: US Torture Under Scrutiny In British Courts by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:06:18 +0000

[...] the United States, as I explained in an article in May, “Obama’s First 100 Days: Mixed Messages On Torture,” the Obama administration’s Justice Department has resisted attempts by the ACLU to hold [...]

By: Will Eric Holder Be The Anti-Torture Hero? by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:49:54 +0000

[...] comprehensive repudiation of all the Bush administration’s “War on Terror” policies — the ongoing Jeppesen debacle is not the only occasion when the Justice Department has shown itself unwilling or unable to [...]

By: turning the page on tyranny « seeking spirit

turning the page on tyranny « seeking spirit — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:57:57 +0000

[...] I banned the use of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques by the United States of [...]