Holder Reassures

Though I am troubled by the more and more certain appointment of John Brennan as head of the CIA I am reassured by the fact that Eric Holder will probably become the Attorney General. Holder seems to have a great record speaking out against executive power, torture, renditions, warrantless eavesdropping and Guantanamo.

"America Doesn't Torture"

Watching tonight's episode of 60 Minutes, Obama just said that closing Guantanamo and ending a policy of torture will be one of his top priorities once he's in office. I still hold back judgement until we see some actual results, but it's the most clear and definitive statement I've seen him make. I'm feeling hopeful that this awful, terrible policy might come to an end.

(Countering this is the rumor that the future head of the CIA may be John Brennan, former director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center, has been a supporter of rendition and "coercive interrogation. We shall see where Obama's beliefs really lie.)