"A Cynical Calculation"

"The earliest, and most startling, move came quickly. Soon after his election, various military and political figures reported that Obama reportedly promised Bush officials in private that no one would be investigated or prosecuted for torture. In his first year, Obama made good on that promise, announcing that no CIA employee would be prosecuted for torture. Later, his administration refused to prosecute any of the Bush officials responsible for ordering or justifying the program and embraced the 'just following orders' defense for other officials, the very defense rejected by the United States at the Nuremberg trials after World War II."

Jonathan Turley in the Los Angeles Times strongly criticizes President Obama over civil liberties.