The Tortured Logic Continues

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Nov. 4, 2009 (Opinion)

Given the excesses of the Bush administration and Barack Obama’s promise of change, it has surprised many that these policies are continuing, and that Congress and the courts have not closed this chapter of U.S. history. President Obama has never once condemned extraordinary rendition. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 8, 2009 - 11:03 AM PST
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 8, 2009

Arar's story and the failure of justice in the Second Circuit is told, along with the note of failure of Obama to officially reign in extraordinary rendition, which is the US government using kidnapping and torture outside the law.

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