today

Obama tortures British citizens. Or so it appears: "Defending government eavesdropping without a warrant. Arguing that prisoners of the U.S. held overseas don't have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts. Claiming that victims of CIA kidnapping shouldn't have their cases heard because of "national security" interests. These were supposed to be relics of the Bush administration and its attacks on basic constitutional and human rights. Instead, they are among the many troubling actions taken by the new administration of President Barack Obama."

Apparent proofs of the above given here. One example is : "In a federal court document filed in March, the Justice Department argued that holding military officials liable for their treatment of prisoners could cause them to make future decisions based on fear of litigation rather than appropriate military policy. "The Obama administration appears to be sticking with Bush administration legal definitions in pending litigation," reported the Associated Press. The case, involving four British men who say they were beaten, shackled in "stress positions" and forcibly shaved while they were imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay (all four have since been released) named, among others, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and retired Gen. Richard Myers, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff."

IMO: Irrespective of the merits of these four Brits, it seems to me that Blair's extradition treaty with the US should be abandoned or modified. At present British autists like McKinnon, for example, could be tortured by Obama without recourse. Something for those at the G20 rallies to bear in mind - YOU COULD BE TORTURED BY OBAMA TOO.