Questions Remain Over US Renditions

CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Photo AP/Der Spiegel

From Al Jazeera:

Barack Obama's decision to call a halt to elements of the Bush's administration's so-called war on terror was welcomed as a positive move by critics and rights groups.

The Guantanamo Bay prison camp was ordered closed by the US president, in addition a review of the detainees' trials was ordered, along with the closure of CIA secret prisons and an end to harsh interrogations.

But the orders appear to leave loopholes that could allow some controversial US practices to continue.

Extraordinary renditions, where "terror" suspects are apprehended and transferred from countries by US intelligence services or their allies, without going through any legal process, could still be carried out.

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My Comment: If a high value Al Qaeda target (Bin Laden, Zawahiri, etc.) is successfully tracked in another country (one that is not accommodating to U.S. interests).... the President of the United States better sanction his retrieval ASAP. Failure to do so .... or unwillingness to do so ....the American people will never forgive him.