Richard, I went to the articles you linked, and commented on them.
Nothing I saw in them showed any FACTUAL evidence that Obama had renewed Bush's threat, only a statement from a lawyer to that effect.

The court said it was up to the US to publish US information.

The only thing I have been saying is to give them a chance to do something before comparing Obama to the idiot before him.

Torture is a bad thing, that has eroded our standing in the world, and has emboldened those who would do us harm. It has been used to radicalise even more people.

As for the whole "war on terror", I think the whole thing is a sick joke.
9/11 was not an act of war, it was a criminal act.

Using the military to prosecute a criminal organisation is ill advised at best. The military is being used for something it was not designed to do. That is why we end up with problems like this.

Criminal acts should only be prosecuted through the courts, as that is what they are designed to do.

Obama has a ton of shit on his plate, in case you haven't noticed.
Calm, thoughtful action is what is required to sort it all out, and I think he is doing a good job at that.

If you don't think my appeals for calmness and rationality are a good thing, I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you.

Nervous irrationality was the trademark of the previous administration.

I see that since my previous post, Mohamed has been sent to the UK.

WOW, given a little time, some progress has been made, imagine that.

BHSC