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Ashcroft: Obama, Bush Detainee Policies Exactly The Same
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Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2009
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has said that the Obama administration’s policies concerning the ‘war on terror’ represent a direct and unwavering continuation of the Bush administration’s approach.
In an interview with the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer, Ashcroft noted that the only difference between Obama and Bush on detainee policy will likely be how they spell their names:
John Ashcroft, who was Attorney General when Marri was designated an enemy combatant, makes no…apologies. Interviewed just before the Inauguration, he defended what he described as a “sound decision” to “maximize the national interest,” and predicted that, in the end, President Obama’s approach to handling terror suspects would closely mirror his own: “How will he be different? The main difference is going to be that he spells his name ‘O-b-a-m-a,’ not ‘B-u-s-h.’”
Ashcroft is best known for his stated desire to introduce camps for U.S. citizens deemed to be “enemy combatants”.
Ashcroft’s plan, which made headlines back in 2002, called for the indefinite incarceration of U.S. citizens, with the authority to strip them of their constitutional rights and access to the courts system.
It is far from comforting then that Ashcroft sees no change whatsoever in Obama’s approach to the war on terror.
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Earlier this month we reported on the fact that one of Obama’s first actions in office was to sign an executive order securing the continued practice of secretly capturing, transporting and imprisoning so called “enemy combatants”.
Indeed, Obama’s much lauded declaration to “ban” torture and his commitment to close down detention facilities are chocked full of loopholes and hidden clauses designed to allow such practices and premises to be continued.
Yesterday the New York Times even ran a detailed piece on how Obama’s war on terror resembles Bush’s war on terror a little too closely for comfort, pointing out the following facts:
• In little-noticed confirmation testimony, Obama nominees have endorsed continuing the C.I.A.’s program of extraordinary rendition and indefinite detention of terrorism suspects without trials.
• The administration has embraced the Bush legal team’s arguments that a lawsuit by former C.I.A. detainees should be shut down based on the “state secrets” doctrine.
• The Obama administration has left the door open to resuming military commission trials.
• The Obama administration signaled a continuation of Bush era policies when it threatened to cease all intelligence ties with Britain if it revealed that a British suspect held at Guantanamo Bay had been tortured into confessing to being part of a dirty bomb plot.
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February 18th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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February 19th, 2009 at 3:47 am
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February 19th, 2009 at 3:48 am
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February 18th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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February 18th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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DoomandGloom Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 12:24 am
YEP!
Freedom Fighter Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Not cool dude.
A. Dont publish other people’s e-mails unless they want them to be published.
B. Don’t spam them with Alex’s info, because then we will just have stooped down to the NWO’s level. I don’t know about anyone else here, but I woke up out of pure interest for the subject of 9/11 as an inside job. That led me to some of Alex’s films. If he has the desire to wake up, let him do it of his own accord.
February 18th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
When Barak Obama said, “There will be no torturing” !! I believe that he meant that !! So something is very wrong or somebody is lying on this man or he is the greatest liar that I have ever seen; or his puppet masters will break him like they did Bush!! But I believe that he is a much stronger man than Bush!! And I say that we give him more time!! I like Obama; but only time will tell if he is with God or with those antichrist luciferian banksters who rule the whole world !!
REALMAN Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
No politician is “with God” and Obama isn’t even in the vicinity of God.
mrmakymkay Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
TXGIRL Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Just need to “feed the hogs”, and forget it. They clean up everything nicely.
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mrmakymkay Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
you need to starve the pigs for a few days. the sight of a chopped up body will look like curry to an indian(india). you have to shave the heads and pull out the teeth for the sake of the piggies digestion. you dont want to pick through pig shit after now do you? a hungry pig will cut thru bone like butter. you need ateast 16 pigs to finish the job in one sitting. so beware of anyone who owns a pig farm. they will go thru a body weighing about 200 pounds in about 8 minutes. that means 1 pig can consume 2 pounds of uncooked flesh every minute. hense the saying “as greedy as a pig”.
i got that from the movie “snatch” with brad pitt and dennis farina..
its not an exact quote hense no quotations minus the “as greedy as a pig”.
david Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Feel how you want, but bottom line, nothing will change, he has no authority except to carry the line of the nwo
DoomandGloom Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Sad but true!
j Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 5:42 am
I don’t think that Obama will be looked at as anything but a God while he is in office. I have never, EVER seen a politician that is so popular and given the hero treatment before they have even done anything. Besides, sheople will just make excuses for him. It is sickening…even the kids love him! When I was a rebellious young’in, I hated all politicians. I guess that things haven’t really changed much for me.
February 18th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
the appearance of these bastards just oozes with evil
Dr. Yoo Reply:
February 18th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Tha’ss light !!!
February 18th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
REPENT.UNITE.RESIST.
February 18th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s lazy left eye tells the truth about his Hypocrisy. Suppose to be an Assembly God Christian…. but lazy left eye shows occult practices. Not surprising since these insiders are devil worshipers at the Bohemian Club.
Pat
February 18th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Make fliers and get them out! My flier “Care about the loss of your constitutional rights. Watch these videos (Youtube) and spread he word.” Then list all of your favorite videos!
It works, I have done thousands. Stick them on cars, in books, at college campuses, everywhere!!!!!!!!
February 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
So you all are now trusting the words of Ashcroft? What difference an election makes. Ashcroft has finally check mated you guys and you’re to blind to take notice
Freedom Fighter Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 7:58 am
How do you mean?
February 19th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Obama throws what people want.He has another agenda.You throw bones to get the people behind you.Then you also continue with the same tactics.
Its working for him.
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