Obama Invokes 'State Secrets' Claim To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Targeting Of U.S. Citizen

Do you remember when Obama insisted Joe Lieberman be allowed to caucus with the Democrats, in spite of his treachery, in spite of not only endorsing McCain, but campaigning for him?  

What did Obama get from Lieberman for letting him chair the Governmental Affairs & Homeland Security Committee (the committee that buried the investigation of Bush's non-, mis- and malfeasance in Hurricane Katrina)?

Certainly no agreement not to join Republicans in filibustering Democratic legislation.

Of the few known services Lieberman has performed for Obama (but not widely -- It came out on another 'Trash-Friday') is this:

After Obama flip-flopped (one of many) on an issue he campaigned on (transparency and releasing the thousands of t0rture photos of detainees), he used Lieberman to slip it into legislation that gave the SoD the power to gut FOIA and bury the evidence forever.

http://www.truthout.org/1022095

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/143322/outrage:_house_sne­akily_pass­es_bill_ba­nning_rele­ase_of_pho­tos_showin­g_detainee%20_abuse
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