Regaining Respect: ; Easier to Tear Down Than to Build, but We Can Do It

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I WAS working late at the office when a news alert popped up on my computer screen. President Bush had just acknowledged that the CIA had secret prisons overseas. He also not only admitted to, but defended, the practice of "tough interrogations" (read: torture) to force terrorists to reveal plots to attack the United States and its allies. He then went on to tout new legislation that his administration anticipates rushing through Congress, a bill that would retroactively legalize his actions. As an aside, it would also deny suspected terrorists of any semblance of a fair trial.

A chill ran down my spine; my hackles rose. I was afraid.

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Regaining Respect: ; Easier to Tear Down Than to Build, but We Can Do It

At the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11, everyone recalls where they were that awful day, what they were doing, how they felt. The sight of the second plane, the tumblin...

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