Gitmo, Secret Prisons, and Torture
Give credit where credit is due. Mr. Obama has moved quickly to begin the process of shutting down the prison at Guantánamo Bay, secret prisons elsewhere, and — immediately, it appears — ending the practice of torture. Meanwhile Senate Republicans continue to block Eric Holder's nomination unless he renounces the possibility of prosecuting torturers. Senate Democrats better not cave on this one. And I would wonder whether Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) might himself be liable for war crimes prosecutions as an accessory after the fact?
Posted by George Kenney on January 21, 2009 10:58 PM 
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Credit when it's due. This article suggests it's just good PR.
Retired Admiral Dennis Blair, Obama’s nominee for director of national intelligence, told a Senate confirmation hearing that the Army Field Manual would itself be changed, potentially allowing new forms of harsh interrogation, but that such changes would be kept secret.
Commentators have noted that the Obama administration wants to prevent noncitizens detained as terrorists from being able to exercise habeas corpus rights.
Posted by: paul | January 23, 2009 11:09 AM