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ACLU Report: Obama Continuing Bush-Era Torture Policies

Fri, 08/13/2010 - 09:48 — Dave Culver
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Human Rights & Civil Liberties

  • Fear of an unchecked, unaccountable government permeates the report, particularly in the section about targeted killings.
  • On torture, U.S. must clean house

Deborah Weinstein,  TruthOut.org, in AlterNet

For disillusioned Obama supporters, the ACLU's July report "Establishing the New Normal" is not a heartening read.

After being voted into office on promises that included undoing abuses carried out under the Bush administration - promises to protect privacy, to end government-sanctioned torture and rendition programs and to end the use of military commissions for non-enemy combatants - President Obama's administration is proving it is far easier to toe the line than buck a trend.
According to a report by the ACLU, the current White House has not just failed to meaningfully follow through on its promises, but has also taken abusive policies, and, as shown in the case of targeted and interminable detentions, eroded civil rights to unprecedented levels.

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