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Obama Keeps Renditions As Counter-terrorism Tool

Under executive orders issued by Obama recently, the CIA still has authority to carry out what are known as renditions, secret abductions and transfers of prisoners to countries that cooperate with the United States.

Current and former U.S. intelligence officials said that the rendition program might be poised to play an expanded role going forward because it was the main remaining mechanism — aside from Predator missile strikes — for taking suspected terrorists off the street.

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  • How meany executive orders is that now? 12 or 15..he just make laws without Congressional approval

    Wow he’s on a roll..!

  • Renditions may be necessary, but they are a violation of other countries laws. Imagine Iran kidnapping an American in American soil to take him or her to a jail in Venezuela.

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