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Published on December 5, 2008
Washington Post
Retired Officers Meet With Obama Aides on Interrogation Policy
By Peter FinnThursday, December 4, 2008; A04
A group of retired military officers opposed to harsh interrogation techniques sanctioned by the Bush administration met with members of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team yesterday to press the incoming administration to establish a single, internationally accepted standard for the treatment of detainees by all U.S. government agencies.
Associated Press
Obama legal team meets with anti-torture generals
By PAMELA HESS
December 3, 2008
A dozen retired generals met with President-elect Barack Obama’s top legal advisers Wednesday, pressing their case to overturn some of the Bush administration’s terrorism-fighting policies.
Financial Times
Push to ban torture and close Guantánamo
By Demetri Sevastopulo
December 4, 2008
A group of retired senior military officers on Wednesday urged president-elect Barack Obama to make a strong statement in his January inauguration speech about barring torture and harsh interrogation techniques.
CNN
Obama team considers changes to interrogation policy
December 4, 2008
Eric Holder, President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general, met Wednesday with 12 retired generals and admirals to discuss changing the U.S. government’s current interrogation and detention policies.
