A little while ago, I talked about the soul of this country. Well, it's gone. There's a new report that the US government has dissapeared people like some kind of mad-dictator. It's called extraordinary rendition, and it means picking someone up from the streets and taking them away somewhere to be held. That, in itself, is scary. But not the scariest part.
There is a pretty solid amount of evidence that in trying to capture Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the US government vanished his 7 year old and his 9 year old. A CIA official said this when asked about detaining his sons:
“We are handling them with kid gloves. After all, they are only little children...but we need to know as much about their father's recent activities as possible. We have child psychologists on hand at all times and they are given the best of care.”
Another CIA official went on to say this:
"His sons are important to him. The promise of their release and their return to Pakistan may be the psychological lever we need to break him."
This blog has the perfect answer:
"I'm sorry: children are not "psychological levers". They are children. And if we don't know the difference, then we should just hang it up right now, since we have plainly lost anything remotely resembling a sense of decency."
Eventually, I'll get around to talking about the candidates. Autumn's second President. It's way too early now, but that will come.
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