WASHINGTON – The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects.

 

The Justice Department released nine legal opinions showing that, following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration determined that certain constitutional rights would not apply during the coming fight. Within two weeks, government lawyers were already discussing ways to wiretap U.S. conversations without warrants.

 

The Bush administration eventually abandoned many of the legal conclusions, but the documents themselves had been closely held. By releasing them, President Barack Obama continued a house-cleaning of the previous administration's most contentious policies.

 

Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/terror_memos

President Barack Obama continued a house-cleaning of the previous administration's most contentious policies.

 

Full story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/terror_memos

This is great news and will show Bush for what he is, just in case anyone had any doubts.

This is great news and will show Bush for what he is, just in case anyone had any doubts.

I doubt much will happen to Bush, but it is good to have this out in the open.