This past weekend we got a deeply troubling glimpse into the heart of the Obama administration's counter-terrorism policies.
On Friday, in a symbolic break with the past, the Obama administration announced it would drop the term "enemy combatant" - only to argue in the same breath that the administration has the legal authority to hold detainees indefinitely, without charge. 1
We're beginning to fear the worst: that the Obama administration will hold onto the failed counter-terrorism policies of the Bush administration. Such a move would solidify and make indefinite detention and other Bush policies the new norm in America.
Our most powerful antidote to these cancerous counter-terrorism policies is a full investigation that includes holding those responsible accountable.
On Friday, in a symbolic break with the past, the Obama administration announced it would drop the term "enemy combatant" - only to argue in the same breath that the administration has the legal authority to hold detainees indefinitely, without charge. 1
We're beginning to fear the worst: that the Obama administration will hold onto the failed counter-terrorism policies of the Bush administration. Such a move would solidify and make indefinite detention and other Bush policies the new norm in America.
Our most powerful antidote to these cancerous counter-terrorism policies is a full investigation that includes holding those responsible accountable.
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