Less oversight, over interrogation practices

This story, announcing the intention of the Obama administration to bring interrogation of certain detainees under the White House's direct authority, is interesting as the KOSsacks are surely foaming at the mouth to try anyone (ANYone!!) from the Bush administration for a war crime.

Though I think it is appropriate to review and criticize policies of current and past administrations, it seems ironic to me that Obama appears to be choosing to insulate these important actors from oversight from outside the Executive Branch (and even from outside the White House).

In addition, it is ironic to me that Obama is commissioning people to analyze various aspects of interrogation and provide a report to him . . . which is what people like Jay Bybee and John Yoo are being crucified for. From the article:

Still, the Obama task force advised that the group develop a "scientific research program for interrogation" to develop new techniques and study existing ones to see whether they work. In essence, the unit would determine a set of best practices on interrogation and share them with other agencies that question prisoners.

Guys, you better be careful what conclusions you reach after your analysis.