Sound Familiar?

Happy Friday.

First, while most folks have responded enthusiastically to this little endeavor, a few have (equally as enthusiastically) suggested that I have become a bit of a “conspiracy theorist” and deny the veracity of the articles. Alas, I am redeemed. The “Outsourcing Torture” article which discussed the policy of extraordinary rendition has been confirmed as accurate by the current administration:

Rule Change Lets C.I.A. Freely Send Suspects Abroad.

What’s worse, a government that covertly promotes torture for fear of the consequences or one that lacks the moral rectitude to know it's wrong and openly endorses it as a official policy?

Second, this week’s bathroom reading is “Did North Korea Cheat?” which suggests that the current administration’s “evidence” in support of its claim that North Korea violated the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty justifying North Korea's inclusion in the “axis of evil” was exaggerated, if not blatantly wrong. Consequently, the threats of sanctions and even possible invasion by the United States are based on bad and/or contorted intelligence. Sound familiar?

Enjoy the truth, for once.