WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil libertarians urged the Obama administration to release dozens of memos under its control that could shed light on secret Bush-era interrogation, detention and surveillance activities. The American Civil Liberties Union’s list of at least 41 such undisclosed documents is the most exhaustive produced so far. These memos are a wish list for civil rights, privacy and human rights groups, as well as members of Congress, seeking more information about the legal reasoning that underpinned the Bush administration’s secret programs.
Rights group asks Obama to release Bush-era memos
By The Associated Press
January 28, 2009