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Leon Panetta, Pres. Obama’s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, returned for a second day before the Senate Intelligence Cmte. During yesterday’s nomination hearing, Mr. Panetta said he opposed extraordinary rendition – sending suspects to foreign countries for interrogation – and called the technique of waterboarding torture.Pamela Hess, The Associated Press: "CIA Director nominee Leon Panetta assured senators Thursday that the Obama administration will not send prisoners to countries for torture or other treatment that violates US values as he contended had occurred during the Bush presidency. Panetta said that President Barack Obama forbids what Panetta called 'that kind of extraordinary rendition - when we send someone for the purpose of torture or actions by another country that violate our human values.'" http://www.truthout.org/020609J
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