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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmnesty International: Obama gives Al Qaeda a propaganda victory. Protest set for January 11, 2012.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/trust-me-is-not-enough-of-a-safeguard-says-amnesty-international-as-president-obama-signs-the-ndaa-i"Trust me" is not enough of a safeguard, says Amnesty International, as President Obama signs the NDAA into law
(Washington, DC) Amnesty International issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama signing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law:
"Despite expressing serious reservations, the Obama administration has paved the way for legislation that will authorize indefinite detention. The bill places enormous power in the hands of future Presidents, and the only answer the President has is to say "trust me."
"Once any government has the authority to hold people indefinitely, the risk is that it can be almost impossible to rein such power in. President Obama has failed to take the one action a veto that would have blocked the dangerous provisions in the NDAA. In so doing, he has allowed human rights to be further undermined and given Al Qaeda a propaganda victory."
Amnesty International and over 45 other organizations will protest the NDAA and Guantananmo in front of the White House on January 11--the 10th anniversary of the "war on terror" prison. Sign up at http://www.amnestyusa.org/jan11.
slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)Even though it must be pointed out that some of the most dangerous provisions were eliminated at the Prez's request, it still stands that this law still could be widely abused.
Karmadillo
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)""Trust me" is not enough of a safeguard, says Amnesty International, as President Obama signs the NDAA into law"
...Amnesty isn't trying to sell this as bill that authorizes this:
Bush arrested a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil and held him without a trial
http://www.democraticunderground.com/100299985
Will it give "Al Qaeda a propaganda victory"? Who knows. I mean one of the President's acheivements is that he has pretty much destroyed it.
"President Obama has failed to take the one action a veto that would have blocked the dangerous provisions in the NDAA."
I'm still not seeing how a veto would have blocked a bill that passed with more than 80 votes in the Senate.