Cruel And Unusual Punishment (Torture) Is The New Normal In America

Cruel And Unusual Punishment (Torture) Is The New Normal In America
As members of his security detail stand watch, President Barack Obama pauses as he shakes hands during campaign event at Waterloo Center for the Arts, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Waterloo, Iowa, during a three day campaign bus tour through Iowa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
As members of his security detail stand watch, President Barack Obama pauses as he shakes hands during campaign event at Waterloo Center for the Arts, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Waterloo, Iowa, during a three day campaign bus tour through Iowa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After a decade of fiery public debate and bare-knuckle partisan brawling, the United States has stumbled toward an ad hoc bipartisan compromise over the issue of torture that rests on two unsustainable policies: impunity at home and rendition abroad.

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