Saturday, March 29, 2008

Rendition

"I fear you speak upon the rack, where men enforced do speak anything."
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Portia, in The Merchant of
Venice, act 3, sc. 2, l. 32-3.

Watched the movie Rendition last night and throughly enjoyed it. Extraordinary Rendition refers to the practice of transporting terrorist suspects from the country where they are captures to their home country or to other countries where they can be questioned of held for the purpose of gathering intelligence or to face trial. Its use by the United States expanded dramatically after September 11, 2001. The movie will give you something to think about as you may see a different perspective as a result. Make sure you watch the short documentary following the film. For more information on Extraordinary Rendition check out FRONTLINE.

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