May 23, 2009
First, let me state without reservation or qualification, that having Barack Obama as President is a far superior situation for America than if John McCain, with his full-throated, neo-conservative military and foreign policy ideology, were guiding the ship of state. That said….not only has Obama followed Bush/Cheney footprints on state secrets, transparency, and, now, indefinite [...]
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May 22, 2009
Yesterday Obama spoke on the torture issue, Guantanamo, state secrets and national security. The speech was a mixed bag. Some very good stuff…some, not so good. Transcript here. Why Obama rejects the torture regime of Bush/Cheney… What's more, they (harsh interrogations, i.e. torture) undermine the rule of law. They alienate us in the world. They [...]
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