Anil Gangolli
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Defending the indefensible
Back in March, I blogged about the US practice of dodging legitimate controls by outsourcing
, particularly the practice of “rendition” of suspects to countries for “interrogation” applying “techniques” that could not be applied in the countries from which they were taken.
In Secretary of State Rice’s recent visit to Europe, she’s had to try, lamely, to defend this indefensible practice. This Washington Post editorial
is right on the mark, pointing out the holes and half-truths in her statements.
The administration stands alone in defending this. Both Congress and the public recognize just how contrary to our own principles this is.
Related via Google: CIA rendition
UPDATE: 12/15/2005
Bush gives in on the Torture Ban bill
. A step in the right direction, but we’ll have to wait to see how far.
Posted at 11:13PM Dec 05, 2005 in dogma | Permalink