Rendition of Terror Suspects Will Continue Under Obama – NYTimes.com — Oh, what a shocker! Who would have expected this?
The Obama administration will continue the Bush administration’s practice of sending terror suspects to third countries for detention and interrogation, but will monitor their treatment to insure they are not tortured, administration officials said on Monday.Skip to next paragraphRelatedTimes Topics: Central Intelligence AgencyBlogThe CaucusThe CaucusThe latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. More Politics NewsThe administration officials, who announced the changes on condition that they not be identified, said that unlike the Bush administration, they would give the State Department a larger role in assuring that transferred detainees would not be abused.“The emphasis will be on insuring that individuals will not face torture if they are sent over overseas,” said one administration official, adding that no detainees will be sent to countries that are known to conduct abusive interrogations.
#34 Thanks for the Limbaugh/Beck update, smitty. 🙂
I hate it when politicians don’t follow through with what they say. I know there isn’t a dimes worth of difference between the two parties, but can’t we at least get a nickel?
On to more important issues – What is is with that picture? Not only do Oprah’s boobies look big and fun, but Michelle looks like she has gigantic thunderthighs.