Uh-oh. Obama Losing the NYT in the "Coverups" Continuation (Congress, Iraq)

[sanrene]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/op...er=rss&emc=rss

The Obama administration has clung for so long to the Bush administration’s expansive claims of national security and executive power that it is in danger of turning President George W. Bush’s cover-up of abuses committed in the name of fighting terrorism into President Barack Obama’s cover-up.

In the United States, the Obama administration is in the process of appealing a sound federal appellate court ruling last April in a civil lawsuit by Mr. Mohamed and four others.

In that case, the Obama administration has repeated a disreputable Bush-era argument that the executive branch is entitled to have lawsuits shut down whenever it makes a blanket claim of national security.

In a similar vein, Mr. Obama did a flip-flop last May and decided to resist orders by two federal courts to release photographs of soldiers abusing prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Did anyone hear about this;

Last week, just in time to avoid possible Supreme Court review of the matter, Congress created an exception to the Freedom of Information Act that gave Secretary of Defense Robert Gates authority to withhold the photos.

I had no idea that Congress created such an exception.

Where are the howls of outrage?

[pghquest]

Obama, more of the same, which must be driving liberals bonkers....

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by sanrene

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/op...er=rss&emc=rss



Did anyone hear about this;



I had no idea that Congress created such an exception.

Where are the howls of outrage?

If Fox doesn't report things like this they sure don't get reported. It may well be that the al Times has been taken over by more conservative people.

[sanrene]

At least they have a smidgen of intellectual honesty by reporting it.

[cobolt]

Originally Posted by roysoldboy

If Fox doesn't report things like this they sure don't get reported. It may well be that the al Times has been taken over by more conservative people.

That's why the WH attacks Fox and tries to discredit them. Anyone who doesn't march lock step with the WH is on the enemies list.

[padcrasher]

Originally Posted by sanrene

At least they have a smidgen of intellectual honesty by reporting it.

But you were a avid supporter of these polices so this makes you happy right?