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Civil libertarians generally praised President Barack Obama for his initial moves to revoke the Bush administration’s tolerance of abusive treatment of detainees and to start closing down the Guantanamo Bay prison, though some concerns remain.

Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, said Obama must guard against temptations to “repackage” Guantanamo in some other form or to allow some form of harsh interrogations.

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Ratner also argued that Obama must go beyond issuing executive orders that reverse Bush administration polices and take action on prosecuting those responsible for torture and other crimes.

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