The Obama administration told a judge late Monday that it will continue to withhold information regarding past detainee policies for national security reasons, a decision assailed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which had been seeking Bush-era documents “including a presidential directive authorizing CIA ‘black sites,’” CIA inspector general records, Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel documents about the CIA’s use of “enhanced interrogation techniques.”
In the ACLU’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, U.S. District Court Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York had ordered the Obama administration to either turn over various documents pertaining to detainee policies by August 31 or provide justification for withholding them.
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Oh dear, did Mr. Vice President get to Mr. President?
@kathie: ..I imagine the release of the documents might show that many powerful Democrats were not only kept fully informed but were also completely agreeable with many Bush/Cheney era policies.
KJC, I agree, that too. But Cheney does make Obama look pretty silly.
How can one lone judge order the federal government to do anything? Especially about national security? However, I doubt that is the reason Obama doesn’t want to show them. I agree with KJC on this matter.