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    When Obama was elected I was hopeful and fearful at the same time. I was excited about his inaugural promise to close Guantánamo and I believed that he meant it. The suppression of civil liberties is more critical than any other issue we have right now in America, and I would say globally as well. I was hopeful but I knew that the vested interests that benefit from terror theatre and endless war are so powerful that no single president is powerful enough to completely resist that pressure. Top commentators give their views on the Obama presidency in the Observer. Here Naomi Wolf the feminist writer and political activist offers her verdict on the presidency, which initially filled her with hope – and fear
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