Bush INTERROGATION MEMOS: Obama Releases

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the release of legal opinions governing harsh questioning of terrorism suspects is required by the law and should help address "a dark and painful chapter in our history."

Obama issued a statement accompanying Thursday's release of four significant memos written by the Bush administration in 2002 and 2005. The president said that the interrogation techniques outlined in the memos "undermine our moral authority and do not make us safer."

Obama said he believes some national security information must remain classified, but that these graphic memos are different. Obama said withholding them would deny facts already in the public domain and would contribute to an inaccurate accounting of the past.

Comments

[nice2blucky]

09:58 PM on 04/18/2009

What Obama is likely seeking is the "appearance of due dilligance," which is a line from Syriana.

These tantalizing crumbs are likely three things: appeasment of human rights groups and those who want some form of justice. Certainly more than the Bush groups want public, but not enough to threaten them; however, maybe, enough of a threat to politically keep some at bay. And last, just maybe enough to minimize investigations.

Ironically, I first, accidentally typed incestigations, which amused me.

An investigation into family designed to go nowhere?

[w&cheneysuck]

06:37 PM on 04/16/2009

So, let me understand this, we are able to see the memos confirming torture took place under the guise of the US and we won't prosecute only humiliate? VERY WEAK!