Obama preserves rendition two days after taking office

[MiaCulpa]

Source: Raw Story

Two days after taking the helm of a country ready for change after eight years of George W. Bush, President Obama has allowed one controversial "War on Terror" tactic to remain in place: rendition.

Despite frequent condemnation of the practice around the world, rendition -- the secret capture, transportation and detention of suspected terrorists to foreign prisons in countries that cooperate with the U.S. -- remains in the CIA's playbook, thanks to a Jan. 22 executive order issued by President Obama.

Other executive orders shuttered the CIA's secret prisons and banned the harsh interrogation techniques that have been termed torture. And in his most widely noticed break with his predecessor, Obama signed an order to close Guantanamo Bay's prison within one year.




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Full article at the link...

peace,

-diane

[bigtree]

1. there's a provision in the EO to reform the process of any future renditions

. . . "(ii) to study and evaluate the practices of transferring individuals to other nations in order to ensure that such practices comply with the domestic laws, international obligations, and policies of the United States and do not result in the transfer of individuals to other nations to face torture or otherwise for the purpose, or with the effect, of undermining or circumventing the commitments or obligations of the United States to ensure the humane treatment of individuals in its custody or control."

--Sec. 4. Prohibition of Certain Detention Facilities, and Red Cross Access to Detained Individuals.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/EnsuringLawfulInterrogations/

[Ed76638]

2. So this is rendition, but without the torture? n/t

[judesedit]

3. To close Gitmo

I believe this may be necessary to transfer some of the prisoners to other countries once Gitmo is closed. This does not mean torture. The U.S. is asking for help in this endeavor, and, hopefully, will receive it from civilized countries that respect all peoples. Sometimes things aren't quite so obvious.

[jkshaw]

4. This is the MSM making it sound as bad as possible

for President Obama.