Entries Tagged as ‘Pros and Cons’

September 29, 2007

Bob Grenier Interview

This is a link to a rare interview with Robert Grenier, after his “firing” as head of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center. On the NPR site, you can listen to the entire interview with Mary Louise Kelly.
All Things Considered, June 28, 2006
Bob Grenier was was removed in February from his job leading the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center. [...]

September 26, 2007

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION IN U.S. Counterterrorism Policy: The Impact on Transatlantic Relations

This is the full transcript of a Joint Hearing conducted by the Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss the impact of Extraordinary Rendition on US Foreign Relations. Held April 17, 2007.
Read the full transcript here

September 26, 2007

ACLU Challenges Jeppesen Dataplan and CIA Rendition

September 26, 2007

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) on CIA Detainees

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Speaks before the Foriegn Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights. Originally broadcast on C-SPAN2

September 26, 2007

‘Renditions save lives’: Condoleezza Rice’s statement

Originally posted on December 5, 2005
by Times Online
…For decades, the United States and other countries have used “renditions” to transport terrorist suspects from the country where they were captured to their home country or to other countries where they can be questioned, held, or brought to justice.
In some situations a terrorist suspect can be extradited [...]

September 24, 2007

Informative Site

http://www.dkosopedia.com/
This is a fascinating site, created by an American veteran and patriot, and hosting writers such as Jimmy Carter, “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and dozens of other senators, congressmen, and governors.” Rendition is just one of the topics; this is a great site to educate yourself and get [...]

September 14, 2007

Bill O’Reilly Weighs In on Torture

Bill O’Reilly on the “torture” debate:

September 14, 2007

President Bush and Matt Lauer Talk International Law

This was last year, five years after 9/11. Matt Lauer is questioning Bush about tactics used to gain information about terrorist threats, and whether or not these tactics fall inside of International Law.

September 6, 2007

Another Look

This is a very interesting and short article by David Ignatius from the Washington Post that highlights the distinction between rendition and torture. While these terms are sometimes used synonymously , it might serve the issue better to aproach them separately. As Mr. Ignatius says, “…the debate has tended to lump rendition and torture together.”
Note [...]