Unitary Executive Theory

Why Guantanamo Must Be Closed: Advice for Barack Obama

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

In an attempt to separate fact from fiction, I'd like to offer my advice, based on the three years I have spent studying Guantanamo in unprecedented detail.

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What Will Happen to the "Unitary Executive" in the Next Presidential Term?

Charles Shaw | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Extra-Legal, Cheney, Unitary Executive Theory, Martial Law, Unitary Executive, Torture, Anti-Terror Legislation, Bush, Bush Administration Torture, Michael Mukasey, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Charles Shaw

The policy of the "Unitary Executive" (which grants Bush unchecked power during national emergencies) was the "single most successfully implemented policy" of the Bush/Cheney administration.

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