More bad news from the Obama administration, and by bad I mean this is not the Obama we signed up for.
Obama has signed a law banning the release of more torture photos. This is not good.
Recall that initially he was the champion of freedom of information.
We don't need or want further suppression of information, get the full misery of the Bush administration out there.
The Washington Independent: Obama Signs Law Authorizing Suppression of Torture Photos
President Obama initially agreed to release the photos, but changed his mind after consulting with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and others at the Pentagon, who warned the photos would endanger U.S. servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan. Two federal courts have already heard and rejected that argument, however, ruling that the Freedom of Information Act can’t be trumped by citing unspecified dangers to unspecified potential targets of the anger that the information may produce.
No comments:
Post a Comment