President Obama is expected to sign executive orders Thursday directing the Central Intelligence Agency to shut what remains of its network of secret prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year, government officials said. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
This does an excellent job putting into context Obama's order to close Guantanamo and end secret detentions and coercive interrogation techniques. The authors go fairly deep into how the United States has treated detainees since the war on terrorism began, and show what will change -- and what could stay the same -- under Obama.
The exact number of suspects to have moved through the prisons is unknown, although Michael V. Hayden, the departing director of the agency, has in the past put the number ... More »
Informative news report about one of President Obama's first acts as commander in chief. This article is factual, fair and well sourced, with excellent context from multiple perspectives.
These types of decisive actions by Obama will go a long way towards restoring our credibility overseas - and reversing the unfortunate effects of a misguided Bush doctrine. Not a minute too soon.
Quite a thorough exposition of the promised changes in policy, the context of events that has made those changes necessary, and the meaning of those changes on the international stage.
This news report describes actions that were planned by Obama (and have since been taken) concerning detainees in the "war on terror". It is fair reporting that provides context for the actions and for the criticisms of the actions. It is unfortunate that anonymous sources had to be used -- but their information proved to be accurate.
It looks as if American journalism may be shaking itself loose from the de facto censorship of the Bush era.
Bush dug America into such a deep hole that Pres. Obama only has to behave like a normal person to gain huge kudos.
A well informed report on the amazing speed that Obama is over-hauling our foreign policy on torture, rendition, and the rights of all prisoners to be treated as humans, not animals.
With Obama bringing in Holbrook and Mitchell, it looks like instead of bombs, their will be idea's and negotiation. I like it!
As a newbie trying to tackle the notion of good, responsible journalism in an attempt to improve my media literacy, I believe that this story is quality journalism. I feel that the driving idea--the Obama Administration's announcement of action to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center--is well supported and thoroughly explained. I am interested in reading argument in support of Guantanamo Bay for contrast.
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