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Archive for May 23rd, 2009

President Obama Defends Guantánamo Closure, But Endorses Indefinite Preventive Detention

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22 May 09 | AI

In a major speech on national security on 21 May 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama restated his commitment to closing the Guantánamo detention facility and to ending the use of the so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” approved under the previous U.S. administration. Read the rest of this entry »

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23 May 2009 at 11:13 am

Obama Orders Update to Iran Attack Plan

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22 May 09 | AWC News, PTV and IPS

Gates says, “all options are on the table.”

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23 May 2009 at 10:39 am