Stop covering.
I just learned from the ACLU that the Obama DOJ has requested yet another extension of the deadline to disclose these documents [ed: more Bush admin torture memos], indicating -- at the very least -- that they are not yet committed to disclosure and nothing will happen today. It remains to be seen how long their extension will be, but given how many extensions they've already sought and obtained, it is likely it will be a very short one. These OLC memos are probably the most vivid and inflammatory of all the DOJ torture-authorizing documents, and there is clearly concern in the Obama administration that their release with only further inflame the demands for investigations and prosecutions. Needless to say, that is not a legitimate basis for withholding critical government documents, particularly ones that purported to authorize blatant war crimes.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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