Damn am I proud to have voted for this man!
He is wasting no time in helping us get OUR America back from the people who ripped the very foundation out from under it.
In related actions, Obama:
- Created a task force that would have 30 days to recommend policies on handling terror suspects who are detained in the future. Specifically, the group would look at what do do with the 245 Guantanamo detainees.
- Required all U.S. personnel to follow the U.S. Army Field Manual while interrogating detainees. The manual explicitly prohibits threats, coercion, physical abuse and waterboarding, a technique that creates the sensation of drowning and has been termed a form of torture by critics. However, a Capitol Hill aide says that the administration also is planning a study of more aggressive interrogation methods that could be added to the Army manual — which would create a significant loophole to Obama's action Thursday.
- Directed the Justice Department to review the case of Qatar native Ali al-Marri, who is the only enemy combatant currently being held on U.S. soil. The review will look at whether al-Marri has the right to sue the government for his freedom, a right the Supreme Court already has given to Guantanamo detainees. The directive will ask the high court for a stay in al-Marri's appeals case while the review is ongoing. The government says al-Marri is an al-Qaida sleeper agent.
How unbelievable is it that this President has to sign an order making it a requirement to follow the rules that have been followed without challenge for 200 plus years? That is how badly the Bush administration broke our country!
But now we have a wonderful President that we can ALL be proud of!
Now if only we Alaskans can do something about our Governor.
closing Guantanamo represents a step in the right direction; pretty soon the U.S. will be able to join the world community once again
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