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Barack Obama was reluctant to release CIA 'torture' documents
Times Online (U.K.) ^ | April 17, 2009 | Tom Baldwin and Nico Hines

Posted on 04/17/2009 10:42:01 AM PDT by Schnucki

The White House has insisted that President Obama was reluctant to release documents detailing harsh CIA interrogation techniques that were kept secret by the Bush Administration.

Four memos published last night showed that terror suspects had been subjected to tactics that included being slammed against walls while wearing a special plastic neck collar, kept awake for up to 11 straight days, simulation drowning known as "waterboarding" and being placed in a dark, cramped box.

Senior officials explained that the President felt compelled to release the information because of a court case under the Freedom of Information act which ordered the Administration to reveal the treatment of prisoners interrogated by CIA agents.

Denis McDonough, the Deputy National Security Advisor, said: “The President believes that this court proceeding, a legal proceeding, required him to take this action.”

Nine additional documents were released by the Administration last month and more are expected to follow as a result of legal action taken by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

“He would have preferred to not have spent the last month methodically working through this issue,” Mr McDonough told Fox News. “I think that he would have preferred to have to have moved beyond this. But the fact is there is a court case and the President believes that he, out of respect for transparency and the rule of law, had to take this step.”

The memos showed that the Justice Department also approved exploiting one detainee's fear of insects by putting caterpillars in the box with him. Others were kept naked and cold for long periods, denied food, shackled for prolonged periods or had their family threatened.

Many senior figures in the Obama Administration, as well as human rights groups, believe that such practices amount to torture.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhocia; foia; interrogation; memos; obama; torture
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To: r9etb
But, when it was explained that the release would smear America, he reverted to his first inclination...
21 posted on 04/17/2009 10:54:10 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Schnucki
L I A R !!!!
22 posted on 04/17/2009 10:54:12 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: Schnucki

Funny how he is so transparent when it comes to sharing interrogation techniques used to keep our country safe, yet he is not transparent when it comes to releasing his campaign donor lists or his birth certificates/college records.


23 posted on 04/17/2009 10:55:02 AM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Wonder if our founding fathers would even recognize the USA?!)
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To: Schnucki

Reluctant? HA! What a Liar! He is just plain Evil!


24 posted on 04/17/2009 10:55:03 AM PDT by jackv (Just shakin' my head!!)
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To: Schnucki

I just hope that the torture torture is just to distract from the Tea Parties and not to hide another story that I don’t know about.


25 posted on 04/17/2009 10:55:46 AM PDT by hocndoc (http://www.LifeEthics.org (I've got a mustard seed and I'm not afraid to use it.))
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To: Schnucki
The memos showed that the Justice Department also approved exploiting one detainee's fear of insects by putting caterpillars in the box with him.

Fraternity hazing here? That said; Rush just offered that there is some confusion here; that the report only offered that they 'threatned' to do this. . ..

Don't know the truth; but it would not surprise me.

we have not yet hit '100 day's' of Obama; and he is destroying our Country and breaking a record dong it.

26 posted on 04/17/2009 10:57:00 AM PDT by cricket (Don't bow for me. . .Obama (America's 'sorry' President))
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To: Schnucki
FOIA does not obligate the government to release national security secrets.

The great 0 just wanted an excuse, and this one was handy.

“Reluctant” my keester. 0 and Holder wanted to release these memos in the worst way.

27 posted on 04/17/2009 10:57:30 AM PDT by mojito
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To: Schnucki
Why did the Bush leave this around for the Enemy?
28 posted on 04/17/2009 10:58:13 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: Schnucki

Why can’t our schmuck of a president speak for himself instead of having his lapdogs make up excuses? Oh, yeah, I just remembered he’s in Mexico apologising for our guns and their drugs.


29 posted on 04/17/2009 10:59:00 AM PDT by Leg Olam (TOP SECRET! Os plan, 1 invade Poland 2 annex Sudetenland...)
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To: Schnucki

We will remember that Zer0 and minions made this country less safe when the excrement hits the fan. If terrorists succeed in hitting us again the bowing Zer0 will be fully BLAMED...and he will earn it all!


30 posted on 04/17/2009 11:03:14 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: BARLF
In the future we will have to simply ignore the Obamistas and the ACLU and revert to earlier and still effective techniques.

For instance, there's the one that doesn't cause the subject any pain at all. It's the helicopter trick ~ take one of his buddies up and toss him out. Word is it's very effective.

I'd prefer, though, that they just write contracts with private individuals to "get 'er done". Take less than 5 minutes to get all the boilerplate in for a LOW BID.

31 posted on 04/17/2009 11:04:43 AM PDT by muawiyah
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Yes 0bama was so reluctant to release the CIA “torture” documents he did it in his first 100 days.........


32 posted on 04/17/2009 11:05:17 AM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedys float, Mary Jos don't)
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To: bushwon
This is so bogus it hurts. This is done to please the 'Left'; give them their money's worth and by truth; commit a treason against our Country doing it; all the while; making himself look like the good Obamamessiah as he does so.

Meantime; Obama canNOT STOP apologising for America!

33 posted on 04/17/2009 11:05:32 AM PDT by cricket ('Don't bow for me . . Obama ' (America's 'sorry' President))
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To: tflabo

Be sure to recall Eric Holder’s part in this. He’s long over due for a treason trial.


34 posted on 04/17/2009 11:05:53 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Schnucki

Jack Bauer said he wouldn’t have to touch the guy, just talk to him and get the information he needed... LOL...

Of course, when “talking” to him, he probably said what he might do if the guy didn’t tell him what Bauer wanted to know...


35 posted on 04/17/2009 11:09:08 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Schnucki

Obama is reluctant to allow the terrorists to cut off your children’s heads, but he wants to further demonstrate the transparency of his office.

This ass is nuts.


36 posted on 04/17/2009 11:11:07 AM PDT by Gator113 (I'm a PROUD RIGHT WING EXTREMIST.... Obama has failed, IMPEACH Obama NOW....)
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To: Schnucki

the teleprompter made him do it.


37 posted on 04/17/2009 11:11:21 AM PDT by grandpa jones (obama must be exhausted...having to tote that giant brain of his around all the time)
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To: Schnucki

The Teleprompter made him do it.


38 posted on 04/17/2009 11:13:02 AM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (What did Obama's Teleprompter know, and when did it know it...)
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To: grandpa jones

LOL! Great Minds!


39 posted on 04/17/2009 11:14:17 AM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (What did Obama's Teleprompter know, and when did it know it...)
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To: Schnucki
"The devil made me do it."


40 posted on 04/17/2009 11:15:57 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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