Comments on: About that Presidential Executive Order on Interrogations… http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Waterboarding Issue is Moot | Flopping Aces http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-348625 The Waterboarding Issue is Moot | Flopping Aces Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:28:37 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-348625 [...] 3 HVTs). President Obama’s 2009 EO signed upon his first day in office banning all EITs was basically redundant on the torture issue, since President Bush essentially said much the same in his 2007 [...]

[...] 3 HVTs). President Obama’s 2009 EO signed upon his first day in office banning all EITs was basically redundant on the torture issue, since President Bush essentially said much the same in his 2007 [...]

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]]> By: Will the new CIA-Director-to-be revive an EIT program? | Flopping Aces http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-332246 Will the new CIA-Director-to-be revive an EIT program? | Flopping Aces Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:18:07 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-332246 [...] after he was sworn in (please note: His supposed “ban on torture” was redundant since its language basically reiterated Bush’s own 2007 EO), loopholes remained: The new order prohibits interrogation techniques not in the Army Manual, but [...]

[...] after he was sworn in (please note: His supposed “ban on torture” was redundant since its language basically reiterated Bush’s own 2007 EO), loopholes remained: The new order prohibits interrogation techniques not in the Army Manual, but [...]

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]]> By: Torture doesn’t work…ok, so where’s the disagreement? | Flopping Aces http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-326845 Torture doesn’t work…ok, so where’s the disagreement? | Flopping Aces Thu, 12 May 2011 17:43:20 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-326845 [...] been discontinued (I think in 2003) long before President Obama’s first executive order, redundantly “banning” what was already banned. Revelations about its existence and details already effectively killed its value to CIA [...]

[...] been discontinued (I think in 2003) long before President Obama’s first executive order, redundantly “banning” what was already banned. Revelations about its existence and details already effectively killed its value to CIA [...]

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]]> By: Zubaydah Thanked His Interrogators for Waterboarding Him http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-267821 Zubaydah Thanked His Interrogators for Waterboarding Him Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:17:40 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-267821 [...] on only 3 terrorists in the program) is now pretty much useless as a psychological tool; making Obama’s EO banning its use rather redundant (especially since waterboarding had been suspended already, under the Bush [...]

[...] on only 3 terrorists in the program) is now pretty much useless as a psychological tool; making Obama’s EO banning its use rather redundant (especially since waterboarding had been suspended already, under the Bush [...]

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]]> By: Media Uses Story of Child Abuse as a Teachable Moment of Bush-Era “Torture” Practices http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-266992 Media Uses Story of Child Abuse as a Teachable Moment of Bush-Era “Torture” Practices Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:43:33 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-266992 [...] just 3 terrorists) was already stricken from the CIA program. Obama’s EO banning torture carried much the same language as the previous 2007 Bush EO that it replaced (newsflash: Bush was against torture as well). What Obama’s EO did do, [...]

[...] just 3 terrorists) was already stricken from the CIA program. Obama’s EO banning torture carried much the same language as the previous 2007 Bush EO that it replaced (newsflash: Bush was against torture as well). What Obama’s EO did do, [...]

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]]> By: Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » Yes, We Can Audaciously Hope For Change http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-253226 Shot in the Dark » Blog Archive » Yes, We Can Audaciously Hope For Change Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:04:25 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-253226 [...] “radical change” from Bush’s policy on Guantanamo cribbed almost word-for-word from Bush’s policy: Earlier today, CJ posted his examination of the Executive Orders regarding the Guantanamo [...]

[...] “radical change” from Bush’s policy on Guantanamo cribbed almost word-for-word from Bush’s policy: Earlier today, CJ posted his examination of the Executive Orders regarding the Guantanamo [...]

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]]> By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Credit Bush for Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-251492 Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Credit Bush for Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:13:21 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-251492 [...] actually accomplished the following: 1. Closing Gitmo (same as Bush) 2 Outlawing torture by revoking Bush’s EO that said much the same thing 3. Withdrawal from Iraq (thanks to Bush) 4. De-escalation of war in Afghanistan (campaigned that it [...]

[...] actually accomplished the following: 1. Closing Gitmo (same as Bush) 2 Outlawing torture by revoking Bush’s EO that said much the same thing 3. Withdrawal from Iraq (thanks to Bush) 4. De-escalation of war in Afghanistan (campaigned that it [...]

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]]> By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » President Obama’s UN Speech: “I’m not George Bush” http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-249672 Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » President Obama’s UN Speech: “I’m not George Bush” Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:48:55 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-249672 [...] from countries who engage in torture themselves? Countries like Iran who sponsor terrorism? And what did President Obama actually change? and was engaging with the United Nations in a more complete way than the U.S. did during the Bush [...]

[...] from countries who engage in torture themselves? Countries like Iran who sponsor terrorism? And what did President Obama actually change? and was engaging with the United Nations in a more complete way than the U.S. did during the Bush [...]

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]]> By: Obama cribs Bush’s Work….Over and Over | Midnight Blue Says http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-249308 Obama cribs Bush’s Work….Over and Over | Midnight Blue Says Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:34:05 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-249308 [...] First The One practically xeroxes the Bush Administration’s 2007 Executive Order 13440 and passes it off to the public as his own executive order regarding Gitmo. Flopping Aces has the detailed account. [...]

[...] First The One practically xeroxes the Bush Administration’s 2007 Executive Order 13440 and passes it off to the public as his own executive order regarding Gitmo. Flopping Aces has the detailed account. [...]

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]]> By: Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Obama Launches His Second Charm Offensive in the Middle East http://floppingaces.net/2009/01/24/about-that-presidential-executive-order-on-interrogations/#comment-209446 Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » Obama Launches His Second Charm Offensive in the Middle East Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:38:17 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/?p=15833#comment-209446 [...] prohibited the use of torture”?!? Puh-lease….you mean the meaningless window-dressing EO you signed on day two that revoked President Bush’s 2007 EO that basically ..., prohibiting [...]

[...] prohibited the use of torture”?!? Puh-lease….you mean the meaningless window-dressing EO you signed on day two that revoked President Bush’s 2007 EO that basically …, prohibiting [...]

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