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Obama Is Keeping Bush's Worst "War on Terror" Policies Firmly In Place

Julian Sanchez, The Nation. October 24, 2009.

Thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Obama administration, a bipartisan majority has approved legislation that seems to abandon hope of reining in the Patriot Act.

FBI Chief Undermines Obama's Promise to Close Guantanamo

Agence France PresseMay 20, 2009.

On Wednesday, Mueller cited "concerns we have about individuals who may support terrorism being in the United States."

Was Tortured CIA "Ghost Prisoner" Murdered?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 13, 2009.

The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions.

FBI Director Pushes to Renew PATRIOT Act Surveillance Powers

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 26, 2009.

Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that key provisions set to expire this year are 'exceptionally helpful.'

Are Bush's Top Cops Responsible for Detainee Abuses? Supreme Court Considers Case

Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor. December 10, 2008.

The justices will decide whether senior Bush administration officials were responsible for detainee mistreatment after 9/11.

Will Bush Officials Invoke State Secrets Privilege to Block Court Review of Arar Case?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. August 18, 2008.

Among the defendants in the lawsuit by extraordinary rendition Maher Arar are John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, and Robert Mueller.