Thursday, April 6, 2017

RSN: Rebecca Gordon | Resurrecting the Unholy Trinity: Torture, Rendition, and Indefinite Detention Under Trump




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FOCUS: Rebecca Gordon | Resurrecting the Unholy Trinity: Torture, Rendition, and Indefinite Detention Under Trump 
U.S. Troops in Afghanistan. (photo: Reuters) 
Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch 
Gordon writes: "When George W. Bush and Dick Cheney launched their forever wars - under the banner of a 'Global War on Terror' - they unleashed an unholy trinity of tactics. Torture, rendition, and indefinite detention became the order of the day. After a partial suspension of these policies in the Obama years, they now appear poised for resurrection." 
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Senate Republicans Go Nuclear, Clear Path for Gorsuch to Supreme Court 
Alexander Bolton, The Hill 
Bolton writes: "Senate Republicans on Thursday voted to strip Democrats of the power to filibuster President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, invoking the so-called nuclear option." 
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