Obama Issues Waivers on Military Custody for Terror Suspects<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe waivers would exempt foreigners suspected of being Al Qaeda operatives from a Congressional mandate.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Obama Administration has been disappointing in its weak tea approach to civil liberties and the War on Terror. But, in the face of a "toss 'em in the brig" law passed by Congress (one not fought too stringently by Obama, and that, it seemed, mostly because it was dictating to the Executive Branch how … Continue reading “Wow. 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