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"Obama just closed all CIA black sites, and ordered all interrogations comply with the Army Field Manual, and rolled back any and all of John Yoo &amp;amp; Co.&amp;apos;s legalistic justifications for torture after 9/11.\n\nBackgrounder from the White House:\n\nExecutive Order regarding Interrogation \n\nExecutive Order revokes Executive Order 13440 that interpreted Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions.  It requires that all interrogations of detainees in armed conflict, by any government agency, follow the Army Field Manual interrogation guidelines. The Order also prohibits reliance on any Department of Justice or other legal advice concerning interrogation that was issued between September 11, 2001 and January 20, 2009. \n\nThe Order requires all departments and agencies to provide the ICRC access to detainees in a manner consistent with Department of Defense regulations and practice. It also orders the CIA to close all existing detention facilities and prohibits it from operating detention facilities in the future. \n\nWhile this is cause for great celebration, Obama has distressingly left open a door for the CIA to pursue &amp;quot;additional&amp;quot; interrogation practices, and is less than absolute about ceasing rendition.\n\nFinally, the Order creates a Special Task Force with two missions.  The Task Force will conduct a review of the Army Field Manual interrogation guidelines to determine whether different or additional guidance is necessary for the CIA.  It will also look at rendition and other policies for transferring individuals to third countries to be sure that our policies and practices comply with all obligations and are sufficient to ensure that individuals do not face torture and cruel treatment if transferred. This Task Force will be led by the Attorney General with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence as co-Vice Chairs.\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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