On May 21, the Senate unanimously passed—with the full support of the Obama administration—the Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 as an attachment to a war-spending bill. The House has yet to vote on the law.
The bill blocks anyone from obtaining government photographs relating to the treatment of individuals captured or detained between Sept. 11, 2001 and Jan. 20, 2009.
the Obama administration has greatly expanded protection for civil liberties violations committed by Washington and the Pentagon,
the Obama administration was ready not only to support legislation promoting secrecy and protection for torturers, but also made threats to vigorously challenge the Freedom of Information Act suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in the Supreme Court.
ustice demands a release of all materials pertaining to the detention and torture of individuals
Those who ordered this barbaric treatment should be indicted and prosecuted for their criminal acts.
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