Obama Prepares Executive Order For Indefinite Detention

From Zerohedge:

First president Obama becomes Bush in all but name with respect to his predecessor's economic policies, and now he follows by espousing Bush's interpretation of "civil rights" as well. According to Pro Publica, the White House is preparing an Executive Order for indefinite detention. And while the premise behind a comparable draft has been circulating around for 18 months, the uptake was seen as problematic. The "humanitarian" premise behind the order is that it will "provide for the periodic reviews of evidence against dozens of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay... and allow for the possibility that detainees from countries like Yemen might be released if circumstances change." That's the theory. The "practice" is that the Order will, as the name implies, afford the administration the option of "indefinite detention as a long-term Obama administration policy and makes clear that the White House alone will manage a review process for those it chooses to hold without charge or trial." In other words all those, and we assume that the Order is not merely targeting those involved in September 11, and is wider in its scope, who are perceived by the administration as "high value detainees" will be denied due process, and will be held in captivity essentially indefinitely with no legal recourse, for as long as the "review process" so deems fit. As for the "theory" aspect, Politico summarizes just how much of a bold lie Obama's promise two years ago to close Guantanamo has become: "Nearly two years after Obama's pledge to close the prison at Guantanamo, more inmates there are formally facing the prospect of lifelong detention and fewer are facing charges than the day Obama was elected." In other words, Obama has one upped Dubya not only when it comes to Republican economic policy, but has in fact surpassed his abrogation of basic human rights. And seeing how in the aftermath of the Assange arrest (speaking of which, Julian better run following this announcement), it is only a matter of time before that whole 'Internet free speech' premise is perceived to be a form of treason, by the likes of Biden, Palin and Lieberman, potentially punishable if not by death, then certainly indefinite, lifelong detention.



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Obama to award Bush the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Well looky here....

Obama to award George H.W. Bush the Presidential Medal of Freedom



President Obama dropped a bipartisan bombshell today, announcing he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom next year to ex-President George H.W. Bush.

The magnanimous gesture of bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor to the 41st U.S. President came a day after ex-President George W. Bush gave a respectful nod to Obama at the groundbreaking of his library in Dallas.

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Obama taps food-industry exec for top ag-research post

From Grist:

Obama taps food-industry exec for top ag-research post

Here are a couple of exerpts from the above article...

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Earlier this month, Congress approved Obama's nomination of Catherine Woteki, the USDA's undersecretary for research, education, and economics. The appointment drew little attention in the press, including the sustainable-food blogosphere. That's surprising, because Woteki comes to her new position after a five-year stint as global director of scientific affairs for Mars, Inc., the multinational junk-food giant.

Somewhere in the East Wing, Michelle Obama must be fuming. The first lady has labored hard to fight the rising tide of diet-related maladies among children -- and her husband has now handed the nation's agricultural research agenda to someone who recently owed her living to robust sales of stuff like Milky Way, M&M's, Twix, Skittles, Wrigley's gum, and Snickers bars, all heavily marketed to kids.



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The Truth About Terrorism - James Corbet

The Emperor's New Clothes

This great video sums up how many many Obama supporters are feeling. She's probably a republican plant, but that doesn't change the fact that she precisely sums up what many people are thinking.


Obama Supporter: "I'm exhausted of defending you"



Now lets listen to a reply from the silver tongue...



He tells her (with a straight face) that she embodies all that is good in America, and people like her are the type of people "they" want to reward.

Yet the only rewards under Obama have gone directly, magnanimously, to Wall Street, just as they did under Bush. If I can find this woman's followup, I will post it below.

However, in more important news, and let's get down to some serious business, all the American Idol judges are leaving. What is the world coming to! [sarcasm]



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A Puppet We Can Believe In

Once again James Corbett of CorbettReport.com hits the nail right on the head. I highly recommend you subscribe to Corbett's videos.





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September 11, nine years on

God forbid we might question what we have been told.

What is wrong with asking questions anyway?





focus on 0:56 area





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