Herbert: Our Friends, the Torturers

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Our Friends, the Torturers

"Extraordinary rendition is antithetical to everything Americans are supposed to believe in. It violates American law. It violates international law. And it is a profound violation of our own most fundamental moral imperative - that there are limits to the way we treat other human beings, even in a time of war and great fear."