I think some of you NObama fans might enjoy these Obama highlights since his time in office.
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Obama extends Patriot Act without reform - [1]
President Obama, Congress passes bill to extend Patriot Act despite Sen. Rand Paul delay - NY Daily News
Obama sends more troops to Afghanistan (2009) - [2]
BBC News - Barack Obama orders 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan
Obama signs NDAA 2011 (and 2012, and 2013) - [3]
President Obama Signed the National Defense Authorization Act - Now What? - Forbes
Obama appeals the Federal Court decision that “indefinite detention” is unconstitutional - [4]
Obama Administration Appeals NDAA Ruling - Business Insider
Obama uses his Presidential Drone “Kill List” to kill American cleric without trial -[5]
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/wo....html?_r=2&hp&
and his 16 year old son in a separate strike - [6]
Anwar al-Awlaki’s family speaks out against his, son’s deaths - The Washington Post
Continues to approve drone strikes that kill thousands of innocent civilians including women and children in Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries that do not want the US intervening - [7]
One in three killed by US drones in Pakistan is a civilian, report claims - Telegraph
Protects Bush’s war crimes as State Secrets - [8] [9] [10]
Obama wins the right to invoke “State Secrets” to protect Bush crimes - Salon.com
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/0...orse-than-bush
In Torture Cases, Obama Toes Bush Line | The Washington Independent
Waives sections of a law meant to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers in Africa in order to deepen military relationship with countries that have poor human rights records -[11]
Why is Obama easing restrictions on child soldiers? - By Josh Rogin | The Cable
Appointing Monsanto, GMO company with multiple unsafe practice violations, lobbyist to head the FDA - [12]
Monsanto petition tells Obama: ‘Cease FDA ties to Monsanto’ - WorldViews - The Washington Post
Continuing prohibition and Federal attacks on marijuana dispensaries that are legal pursuant with state law - [13]
LiveLeak.com - Obama proven to lie about wasteful DEA dispensary raids in legalized marijuana states
Protects AG Holder from Congressional “Fast and Furious” gun walking investigations - [14]
White House Invokes Executive Privilege on ‘Fast and Furious’ Documents - ABC News
Bringing no charges against bank executives that misused bailouts - [15]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/op...unishment.html
Engaging in a war on whistleblowers - [16]
The Obama administration's war on whistleblowers | The Daily Caller
Grants immunity to CIA torturers - [17]
Obama's justice department grants final immunity to Bush's CIA torturers | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Quadrupling Bush's warrantless wiretapping program - [18]
ACLU: Obama Has Quadrupled Warrantless Wiretaps
Continuing military tribunals he vowed to end - [19]
Obama orders resumption of military commissions at Guantanamo - CNN
Allowed innocent man to die at gitmo - [20]
Suzanne Nossel: With the Death of Adnan Latif, So Must Come the Death of Guantanamo
Violating the War Powers Act of 1973 - [21]
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/op...1Ackerman.html
Signed Anti-protest law - [22]
Obama signs anti-protest Trespass Bill — RT USA
Deported more immigrants than any other president - [23]
PolitiFact | Has Barack Obama deported more people than any other president in U.S. history?
Increasing Drug War budget - [24]
The National Drug Control Budget: FY 2013 Funding Highlights | The White House
Defends raids on Amish raw milk farmers - [25]
Obama Food Safety Czar Defends Armed Raids on Amish Farmers, Raw Milk Producers - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Granting the FBI access to private electronic communication without warrant - [26]
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/op...fri1.html?_r=3
Building an even more intrusive TSA - [27]
PressTV - TSA funding up in 2012
Says it’s legal to track individuals by pinpointing their cellphone without warrant - [28]
Government Says Its To Track Cell Phones - Business Insider
Renewing FISA and NSA’s unregulated spying and banking of all wireless communication - [29] [30]
Uncle Sam Is Watching You: Stop FISA Renewal
Whistleblower: The NSA Is Lying–U.S. Government Has Copies of Most of Your Emails | Democracy Now!
Appeals SCOTUS ruling that warrantless installation of tracking devices on cars is unconstitutional - [31]
Obama Administration Argues No Warrant Required for GPS Tracking of Citizens
Nominates JP Morgan defense lawyer to head the SEC, the regulatory agency in charge of keeping Wall Street in line - [32]
Choice of Mary Jo White to Head SEC Puts Fox In Charge of Hen House | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone