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State Secrets and Deceit: Obama Embraces CIA Torture

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As predictably as night follows day, the Obama regime defended the CIA's practice of "extraordinary rendition" (kidnapping) of suspected "terrorists" to third countries where they are subject to "enhanced interrogation" (torture) by allied security services. Assistant US Attorney Douglas Letter told the Court according to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Judges shouldn't play with fire."

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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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