Monday, May 18, 2009

A Welcome Flip-flop

Enter reality:

A WELCOME FLIP-FLOPPER - New York Post
* Along with reviving tribunals, the Justice Department is looking to detain some terror suspects indefinitely -- even when Gitmo is closed.

* Citing national security, Obama announced last week that he will challenge a federal judge's order to release photos showing alleged abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan -- reversing an earlier decision on the photos.

* The Obama Justice Department is supporting its Bush-era predecessors' argument that a lawsuit by ex-CIA detainees should be shut down based on the doctrine of "state secrets."

* And the White House has adopted Bush administration legal arguments for the authority to continue warrantless wiretapping.

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