January 22, 2010
One year later, Gitmo still open
Obama’s first executive order has turned out to be a major flop.
January 1, 2010
TSA threatens bloggers, then backs off
The Transportation Security Administration subpoenaed — and threatened — travel bloggers who published the agency’s security directive following the attempted Christmas terrorist attack.
December 31, 2009
Waiving ethics rules for terror watch-list review
Not only is the president, again, making exceptions for his own ethics rules, he’s conducting an “independent” review that isn’t independent.
December 29, 2009
White House spin: From ‘system worked’ to ‘systemic failure’
Claiming the “system worked” when it clearly failed is just stupid.
July 21, 2009
Missing Gitmo closure deadline
The Obama administration missed its self-imposed six-month deadline to determine what to do with terrorists housed at Guantanamo Bay, calling into question whether the president will be able to close the prison by January.
May 15, 2009
Restarting military tribunals for detained terrorists
After supposedly putting an end to the “black hole of justice” found at Gitmo, President Obama is bringing back military tribunals for suspected terrorists.
May 13, 2009
Flip-flopping on detainee photos
Three weeks after telling a federal judge that the Justice Department would release photos of alleged detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan to the ACLU, the president has completely reversed his decision.
January 14, 2009
Killing bin Laden no longer important
During the campaign, Obama said killing bin Laden “has to be our biggest national security priority.” Now he says the U.S. could let the terrorist live.