Executive Order 13491
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Executive Order 13491 is an Executive Order issued by United States President Barack Obama
ordering compliance with US domestic law, and its international agreements, in its treatment of captives.
The full title of the order is: Executive Order 13491 - Ensuring Lawful Interrogations.
As part of this order Obama rescinded Executive Order 13440
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
ordering compliance with US domestic law, and its international agreements, in its treatment of captives.
The full title of the order is: Executive Order 13491 - Ensuring Lawful Interrogations.
As part of this order Obama rescinded Executive Order 13440
Executive Order 13440
Executive Order 13440 is an Executive Order issued by United States President George W. Bush ordering limited compliance with the Geneva Conventions in the treatment of captives held in extrajudicial detention by the Central Intelligence Agency....
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