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As Gibbs Attacks Progressive Critics, ACLU Says Obama White House Enshrining Bush-Era Policies

Mon, 08/16/2010 - 09:31 — Dave Culver
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Government & Politics

It’s disappointing that the administration uses this kind of language to respond to thoughtful and considered criticism. I think it debases political discourse in this country. And part of the Press Secretary’s job is to make sure that political discourse is civil and informed.
ACLU Report: Obama Continuing Bush-Era Torture Policies

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

As White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs attacks progressives for comparing President Obama’s polices to George W. Bush’s, we look at a new ACLU report on how the Obama administration is permanently enshrining into law many of President Bush’s most controversial policies.

The report, "Establishing a New Normal," warns: "There is a very real danger that the Obama administration will enshrine permanently within the law policies and practices that were widely considered extreme and unlawful during the Bush administration."

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Related:

ACLU Report: Obama Continuing Bush-Era Torture Policies, Deborah Weinstein,  TruthOut.org<www.truthout.org>, in AlterNet<www.alternet.org>
Fear of an unchecked, unaccountable government permeates the report, particularly in the section about targeted killings.
On torture, U.S. must clean house
http://evergreenedigest.org/content/aclu-report-obama-continuing-bush-er...

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