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So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
Bush-era torture use 'indisputable,' Guantanamo must close, task force finds - U.S. News
An independent task force issued a damning review of Bush-era interrogation practices on Tuesday, saying the highest U.S. officials bore ultimate responsibility for the "indisputable" use of torture, and it urged President Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo detention camp by the end of 2014.
In one of the most comprehensive studies of U.S. treatment of terrorism suspects, the panel concluded that never before had there been "the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after 9/11 directly involving a president and his top advisers on the wisdom, propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody."
"It is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture," the 11-member task force, assembled by the nonpartisan Constitution Project think tank, said in their 577-page report
The panel, which included leading politicians from both parties, two U.S. retired generals and legal and ethics scholars, spent two years examining the U.S. treatment of suspected militants detained after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Panel members interviewed former Clinton, Bush and Obama administration officials, military officers and former prisoners, and the investigation looked at U.S. practices at Guantanamo, in Afghanistan and Iraq and at the CIA's former secret prisons overseas.
The task force was chaired by Asa Hutchinson, a Republican former congressman and undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security during the George W. Bush administration, and James Jones, a Democratic former congressman who served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
and yet, during the rest of his Pres, there were 0 terror attacks on our soil.
obamas record?
times square
underwear
Boston
and then some
So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
Because he hasn't figured out what to do with those thugs. Big failure of this POTUS imho.
We are either a nation of MEN who are willing to suffer (and yeah, maybe even die) to uphold the principles we cherish or we are a nation of cowering sheep who don't deserve the stewardship of this great nation that was won at such a high cost for so many who were made of sterner stuff.
Bush-era torture use 'indisputable,' Guantanamo must close, task force finds - U.S. News
An independent task force issued a damning review of Bush-era interrogation practices on Tuesday, saying the highest U.S. officials bore ultimate responsibility for the "indisputable" use of torture, and it urged President Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo detention camp by the end of 2014.
In one of the most comprehensive studies of U.S. treatment of terrorism suspects, the panel concluded that never before had there been "the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after 9/11 directly involving a president and his top advisers on the wisdom, propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody."
"It is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture," the 11-member task force, assembled by the nonpartisan Constitution Project think tank, said in their 577-page report
The panel, which included leading politicians from both parties, two U.S. retired generals and legal and ethics scholars, spent two years examining the U.S. treatment of suspected militants detained after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Panel members interviewed former Clinton, Bush and Obama administration officials, military officers and former prisoners, and the investigation looked at U.S. practices at Guantanamo, in Afghanistan and Iraq and at the CIA's former secret prisons overseas.
The task force was chaired by Asa Hutchinson, a Republican former congressman and undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security during the George W. Bush administration, and James Jones, a Democratic former congressman who served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
and yet, during the rest of his Pres, there were 0 terror attacks on our soil.
obamas record?
times square
underwear
Boston
and then some
2002
July 4: An Egyptian gunman opens fire at an El Al ticket counter in Los Angeles International Airport, killing two Israelis before being killed himself.
October: John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo conduct the Beltway Sniper Attacks, killing ten people in various locations throughout the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area from October 2 until they are arrested on October 24.
obama owes Bush torture a debt since obama used the information obtained for his signature achievement. He got Bin Laden. And is not letting the man who REALLY got Bin Laden die being tortured in prison.
So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
Because he hasn't figured out what to do with those thugs. Big failure of this POTUS imho.
We are either a nation of MEN who are willing to suffer (and yeah, maybe even die) to uphold the principles we cherish or we are a nation of cowering sheep who don't deserve the stewardship of this great nation that was won at such a high cost for so many who were made of sterner stuff.
the republicans wont let them be brought into the US
obama owes Bush torture a debt since obama used the information obtained for his signature achievement. He got Bin Laden. And is not letting the man who REALLY got Bin Laden die being tortured in prison.
You do realise that is a lie right?
Bush-era torture use 'indisputable,' Guantanamo must close, task force finds - U.S. News
An independent task force issued a damning review of Bush-era interrogation practices on Tuesday, saying the highest U.S. officials bore ultimate responsibility for the "indisputable" use of torture, and it urged President Barack Obama to close the Guantanamo detention camp by the end of 2014.
In one of the most comprehensive studies of U.S. treatment of terrorism suspects, the panel concluded that never before had there been "the kind of considered and detailed discussions that occurred after 9/11 directly involving a president and his top advisers on the wisdom, propriety and legality of inflicting pain and torment on some detainees in our custody."
"It is indisputable that the United States engaged in the practice of torture," the 11-member task force, assembled by the nonpartisan Constitution Project think tank, said in their 577-page report
The panel, which included leading politicians from both parties, two U.S. retired generals and legal and ethics scholars, spent two years examining the U.S. treatment of suspected militants detained after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Panel members interviewed former Clinton, Bush and Obama administration officials, military officers and former prisoners, and the investigation looked at U.S. practices at Guantanamo, in Afghanistan and Iraq and at the CIA's former secret prisons overseas.
The task force was chaired by Asa Hutchinson, a Republican former congressman and undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security during the George W. Bush administration, and James Jones, a Democratic former congressman who served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.
So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
Congress.
Congress uses spending bills to halt closing of Guantanamo Bay prison - The Hill
Obama engages in torture every day...all he has to do is appear on tv...with absolutely nothing to say.
Obama engages in torture every day...all he has to do is appear on tv...with absolutely nothing to say.
Killing innocent people with drones isn't torture so it's OK.
Obama engages in torture every day...all he has to do is appear on tv...with absolutely nothing to say.
Killing innocent people with drones isn't torture so it's OK.
You don't have a defense so changing the subject Is ok
So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
Congress.
Congress uses spending bills to halt closing of Guantanamo Bay prison - The Hill
A good catch BlindBoo. But that was in 2009. I think there has been ample time to come up with a solution since then. It's not an easy nut to crack (imho) but I believe Obama has just thrown his hands up on this. I think it is a big mistake.
Our nation is one that is based on the rule of law. It's why we transfer power peacefully. It is a cornerstone of what makes us who we are and I don't like seeing anyone toss that principle aside - no matter how convenient it may be.
Obama engages in torture every day...all he has to do is appear on tv...with absolutely nothing to say.
Killing innocent people with drones isn't torture so it's OK.
You don't have a defense so changing the subject Is ok
So why hasn't Obama followed through on the executive order he issued on his first day in office of his first term to close gitmo?
Because he hasn't figured out what to do with those thugs. Big failure of this POTUS imho.
We are either a nation of MEN who are willing to suffer (and yeah, maybe even die) to uphold the principles we cherish or we are a nation of cowering sheep who don't deserve the stewardship of this great nation that was won at such a high cost for so many who were made of sterner stuff.
the republicans wont let them be brought into the US
Obama engages in torture every day...all he has to do is appear on tv...with absolutely nothing to say.
I really don't give a shit if some people were tortured.
Killing innocent people with drones isn't torture so it's OK.
You don't have a defense so changing the subject Is ok
I really don't give a shit if some people were tortured.
