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07 Feb 2007 06:47 pm
Bush's America
The United Nations gets 58 countries to sign a long-negotiated treaty prohibiting governments from "disappearing" individuals or keeping anyone in secret detention. A no-brainer, right? The United States is defined by its refusal to indulge in such totalitarian, police state practices. Well, it was. But not under this president. The U.S. won't sign.
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