Following Through: Detention & Interrogation Consistent with
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:02 pmFollowing Through: Detention & Interrogation Consistent with our National Security, Our Laws, and Our Values
Posted by Tommy Vietor on February 28, 2012 at 7:17 PM EST
When the President signed the most recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in December, he issued a detailed statement making clear that “The fact that I support this bill as a whole does not mean I agree with everything in it.” He noted that he had serious reservations about certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists, and indeed the potential for the bill to interfere with the effective system this Administration has developed was a subject of intense negotiation with Congress -- not to mention one of great concern to many Americans.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/ ... -our-laws-
Posted by Tommy Vietor on February 28, 2012 at 7:17 PM EST
When the President signed the most recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in December, he issued a detailed statement making clear that “The fact that I support this bill as a whole does not mean I agree with everything in it.” He noted that he had serious reservations about certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists, and indeed the potential for the bill to interfere with the effective system this Administration has developed was a subject of intense negotiation with Congress -- not to mention one of great concern to many Americans.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/ ... -our-laws-