Obama Administration Accused Again of Concealing Bush-Era Crimes

TruthOut by Matt Renner | Oct. 14, 2009 (News Report)

the Obama administration has sought to conceal information in several high-profile court cases, in an effort that civil libertarians say amounts to covering up crimes committed by the Bush administration.

Last week, in a federal courthouse in New York, Obama's Justice Department attorneys again argued in favor of secrecy. Full Story »

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 by Jim Lang - Oct. 17, 2009

This article provides good information on the reasons that lawyers for Guantanamo prisoners believe that they were targets of NSA surveillance but provides virtually no information on why the Obama administration states such information should remain secret. It therefore omits relevant information.

I have some sympathy with the argument that a massive hunt for Bush administration crimes would detract from moving forward but I have been puzzled by some of the Obama adminstration's actiions to support maintaining secrecy concerning Bush actions.

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