and you thought outsourcing was bad before

all that talk about jobs going to india was nothing. now the bush administration wants to outsource our torture, too?

of course, few – if any – media outlets seem to be picking up this story, thanks to their self-imposed blackout. it doesn’t help that the legislation is buried in a bill for 9/11 reforms, either.

what’s the big deal, you ask? well, for one thing, we sort of signed a convention on human rights, which is kind of an extension of the geneva convention from WWII. not that it hasn’t been broken by politicians before, but to do this so blatantly (and write actual laws allowing torture) is a different story altogether.

“so what,” you say. “so what if they just round up a bunch of foreigners and kick them out. what does it matter to me?” well, you might want to read up on this canadian citizen, who was tortured and held without a charge for nearly a year. if you think you’re safe because you’re an american citizen, well… I’ve got two words for you: enemy combatant. thanks to the wonders of the patriot act, you can be held without a charge, and there’s nothing you can do about it, short of a presidential pardon.

it really is a shame that tonight’s debate is really more of a speechreading, since the candidates aren’t allowed to actually speak to one another. it’s just going to be one long commercial for both sides.