Hey, yes you, keep those gloves on!

Katherine of Obsidian Wings, who has thoroughly documented the Maher Arar scandal, alerts us that "the Republican leadership of Congress is attempting to legalize extraordinary rendition".

If you believe in the "iron hand" approach, read this, this, and this.

This is a problem not only in the USA. This practice is forbidden by the CAT, but many western governments that do not want their prisoners in "kid-gloved" hands have breached it. The best way to enforce the convention is the public noticing the foul play at hand and sharply telling politicians to lay it off. You know what to do.