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In
\n a particularly disquieting development a local law firm here in the Boston
\n area has been implicated in a despicable practice which has been largely
\n overlooked by the American public and press. We are talking about
\n the circumvention of legal, moral and international prohibitions of torture
\n by turning selected suspects over to unscrupulous allies to do the dirty
\n work for us.<\/p>\n
This is no less a crime than hiring someone to kill your Since that time, the jet — apparently on long-term The covert procedure, which must be authorized by a presidential directive, "People are more or less openly admitting that there are certain practices In recent weeks, the practice has become nearly synonymous with the white, Obviously, torture is something we shouldn’t be associated Who could argue, with millions of lives at stake, that Of course, that is an extreme and fantastic scenario. The We do not have the answer, but are convinced that paying article from the Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In a particularly disquieting development a local law firm here in the Boston area has been implicated in a despicable practice which has been largely overlooked by the American public and press. We are talking about the circumvention of legal, … Continue reading
\n ex-wife. The connection to the Dedham Law firm is convoluted but unquestioned. They
\n are the legal owners of a mysterious white private jet which has been
\n flying all over the world, picking up those selected for torture and delivering
\n them to the torturers at least since 1991. From the
\n Boston Globe<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n
\n lease to the US military — has surfaced in other alleged cases of what
\n the CIA
\n calls "extraordinary" rendition — the secret practice of
\n handing prisoners in US custody to foreign governments that don’t hesitate
\n to use
\n torture in interrogations.<\/p>\n
\n has gained little attention inside the United States. Yet, "extraordinary
\n rendition," one of the earliest tools employed
\n in the war against terror, has outraged human rights activists and former
\n CIA agents, who say it violates the international convention on torture
\n and amounts to "outsourcing" torture.<\/p>\n
\n that we would rather not do in the US, so why not let our allies do it?" said
\n Ray McGovern, a former CIA operations officer who has frequently criticized
\n the tactics used in the war on terror.<\/p>\n
\n 20-seat, private Gulfstream jet, numbered N379P and registered in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n with in any way, shape or form. At the same time, and as the gripping
\n "24" has dramatize, in a hypothetical situation in which terrorists
\n have smuggled a nuclear device into an American city, and the authorities
\n have an individual in custody whom they believe knows where it is, what
\n to do?<\/p>\n
\n the authorities should not do whatever necessary to obtain the information. Could
\n it not be argued that if they refrain from using force or torture and the
\n worst happens, they would be morally if not legally responsible for the
\n massive death and destruction?<\/p>\n
\n problem is, if you admit the possibility of torture in such a situation,
\n where do you draw the line, and how do you avoid using it in cases that
\n are not so extreme, immediate or clear-cut? What criteria do you apply
\n to torture?<\/p>\n
\n (of course we are paying, but with what corrupt currency?) others to do
\n our dirty work out of the sight of decent people and the oversight of responsible
\n authorities is wrong, unAmerican and illegal.<\/p>\n