http://www.mcclatchydc.com…
By Jonathan S. Landay | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — An American Muslim subjected to several years of intense FBI scrutiny and questioning about links to terrorism has been held without charges, access to a lawyer or contact with his family for nearly three months by the security services of the United Arab Emirates.
from John Amato at Crooks and Liars:
Not much info in the piece because the information is not public yet, but a DA has indicted Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez and a few others on charges that are related to corruption in the private prison system following an inmate’s death. And not surprisingly, there’s some profiteering involved.
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Agence France-Presse
Published: Sunday November 16, 2008
For a full transcript of Obama’s appearance on 60 Minutes, see CBS News.
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President-elect Barack Obama vowed to pull troops out of Iraq, crush Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and shut down the Guantanamo Bay camp as part of a dramatic foreign policy break with George W. Bush.
http://thinkprogress.org…
Think Progress by Faiz Shakir
OBAMA: Yes. I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn’t torture, and I’m going to make sure that we don’t torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America’s moral stature in [...]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk…
George W Bush is considering issuing pardons for US spies embroiled in allegations of torture just before he leaves the White House.
By Tim Shipman in Washington
Last Updated: 5:20PM GMT 15 Nov 2008
Senior intelligence officers are lobbying the outgoing president to look after the men and women who could face charges for following his orders in [...]
1. Utah Legislators Call Mormon Leadership’s Bluff on LGBT Rights…
A group of at least five Utah legislators have asked the Mormon leadership to join their call for state legislation protecting LGBT rights to hospital visitation, medical care, fair housing, inheritance, and non-discrimination in employment, based on a statement from the Church itself last week that [...]
http://www.washingtonpost.com…
By Peter Finn
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 12, 2008; A01
The Obama administration will launch a review of the classified files of the approximately 250 detainees at Guantanamo Bay immediately after taking office, as part of an intensive effort to close the U.S. prison in Cuba, according to people who advised the campaign on detainee issues.
http://crooksandliars.com…
from Crooks and Liars by Cernig
The AP reports an officially unofficial leak from the Obama team that closing Gitmo is a priority for the new administration.
Under plans being put together in Obama’s camp, some detainees would be released and many others would be prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts.
That’s good. This bit isn’t so good:
A third [...]
President Bush’s dog bites Reuters reporter
Did Julie Myers leak Obama “aunt-gate” information?…
“someone” used their position of authority to illegally disclose - for political reasons - the status of President Obama’s aunt as “illegal.”
Now, only several days later, Julie Myers steps down as the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). No reason is provided.
CIA Torture [...]
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Nick Juliano
Published: Friday November 7, 2008
The Bush administration is doing everything it can to delay compliance with a court’s order that the Pentagon turn over pictures of prisoners abused in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new court filing.
A three-judge appeals court panel in September ordered the administration to turn over 87 photographs depicting abuses [...]
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