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"Bush's 'War' On Terror Comes to a Sudden End"

"Bush's 'War' On Terror Comes to a Sudden End": The Washington Post today contains this front page news analysis, along with articles headlined "Obama Reverses Bush Policies On Detention and Interrogation" and "Intelligence Pick Calls Torture Immoral, Ineffective."

The New York Times reports today that "Obama Reverses Key Bush Security Policies."

The Los Angeles Times reports that "Obama overturns Bush tactics in war on terrorism; He issues executive orders to prohibit torture and to close Guantanamo and secret CIA prisons overseas; Human rights advocates hail the moves, though tough decisions await." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "Unraveling Bush's excesses: Obama's three orders on detainees and interrogation show how tough it will be to undo what Bush did."

In The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin and Siobhan Gorman report that "Obama Closes Detention Network; President Orders Guantanamo Shut, Sets Up Prisoner Reviews, Bans Secret CIA Prisons." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "The Jack Bauer Exception: Obama's executive order wants it both ways on interrogation."

USA Today contains a front page article headlined "Obama revamps rules on detainees; Orders prison closed at Guantanamo Bay."

McClatchy Newspapers provide reports headlined "Obama orders Guantanamo closed, end to CIA prisons, harsh interrogations"; "Obama's orders only the start of a detainee policy overhaul"; and "Obama sends a message: the United States will not torture."

The Kansas City Star reports that "Fort Leavenworth is on list of possible new homes for Gauntanamo captives."

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor reports that "Obama moves to overhaul 'war on terror' practices; In three executive orders signed Thursday, he departs sharply from Bush's policies on Guantanamo, CIA prisons, and harsh interrogation tactics." The newspaper also contains articles headlined "Obama's first big moves: His first acts -- including an order to close Guantanamo Bay -- seek to signal change" and "Closing Guantanamo: Will Europeans take detainees? Europeans, who have long pushed to close the controversial facility, are hesitant to take some of its inmates."

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a report headlined "Why the Gitmo policies may not change."

And law.com reports that "Gitmo Attorneys Express Impatience Over Closure Timetable; President Obama's decision to close detainee facility in a year may be too long to wait, lawyers say."

Full post as published by How Appealing on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).