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November 16th, 2008
Obama Pledges To End Torture To Help �Regain America�s Moral Stature
In The World��
In recent weeks, there has been rampant media speculation that
President Barack Obama would back off his campaign pledges to end
torture.
The Wall Street Journal recently wrote, �President-elect Barack Obama
is unlikely to radically overhaul controversial Bush administration
intelligence policies.� 
In addition, some in the blogosphere have raised concerns about the
fact that a key intelligence adviser to Obama has supported the Bush
administration�s enhanced interrogation techniques.
Tonight, in his interview with CBS�s 60 Minutes, Obama bluntly and
directly clarified his incoming administration�s position:
    CBS: There are a number of different things you can do early on
pertaining to executive orders.
    OBAMA: Right.
    CBS: One of them is to shut down Guantanamo Bay. Another is to
change interrogation methods that are used by U.S. troops. Are those
things that you plan to take early action on?
    OBAMA: Yes. I have said repeatedly that I intend to close
Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly
that America doesn�t torture, and I�m going to make sure that we don�t
torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America�s
moral stature in the world.
Obama also emphasized that �capturing or killing� Osama bin Laden is a
critical aspect of his national security strategy of stamping out al
Qaeda. 
�He is not just a symbol, he is also the operational leader of an
organization that is planning attacks against U.S. targets,� Obama
said of bin Laden.
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'Nuff Said
Harry"
    @okamuraj005: "Here is my bet.  Obama WILL NOT END the use of everything that can be 
considered torture.  He will just redefine what the words mean....
As for Guantanamo, one should ask the question, if he closes Guantanamo, 
what is going to happen to all those detainees who are presently there?  I 
am willing to bet, you don't ahve the foggiest idea what he plans to do with 
these people, once he closes Guantanamo and what the possible ramifications 
of that would be.
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