Due To National Security Obama Decided Not To Release Torture Photo’s
The President has decided that the photo's, videos or other media based evidence of torture by the CIA or others will not be made public at this point. The Presidents main issue is National Security and the saftey of US Military Member abroad.
With Barack Obama seemingly reneging on a campaighn promise many are up in arms. (Editorial) IMO: We don't need to see these torture photo's or video's. The country needs to move on from the past. Wasting time and money on what happened during the Bush Administration years is counter productive. Surly photo's of torture will leak out
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President Barack Obama Commends The Progress the Senate Made
WEEKLY ADDRESS
The White House
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Yesterday began with some devastating news with regard to our economic crisis. But I'm pleased to say it ended on a more positive note.
In the morning, we received yet another round of alarming employment figures – the worst in more than 30 years. Another 600,000 jobs were lost in January. We've now lost more than 3.6 million jobs since this recession began.
But by the evening, Democrats and Republicans came together in the Senate and responded appropriately to the urgency this moment demands.
In the midst of our greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, the American people were hoping that Congress would begin to confront the great challenges we face. That was, after all, what last November's election was all about. Continue reading »
President Barack Obama’s Full Inaugural Address & Transcript
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you've bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.
I thank President Bush for his service to our nation -- (applause) -- as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears and true to our founding documents.
