The cover story of this week's Weekly Standard: Against Rendition: Why the CIA shouldn't outsource interrogations to countries that torture, by Reuel Marc Gerecht.
Way to go, guys.
The Weekly Standard, if you're not aware, is an established and influential conservative magazine. Again, this is their cover story. I can imagine the scene in the editor's office:
REUEL MARC GERECHT: Hey guys, here's my piece for this week's issue.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: [Glances at title] Whoa, Reuel. Are you sure this "shouldn't" ought to be there in the title? Shouldn't it be a "should"?
REUEL MARC GERECHT: I'm taking a new angle on it.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: You're saying we shouldn't send suspects to countries where they might be tortured? I mean, points for novelty, sure, but it doesn't make any sense.
REUEL MARC GERECHT: Actually, it kinda does, if you think about it.
[EDITOR-IN-CHIEF thinks about it]
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Ohhhhhhhhh! I see now.
REUEL MARC GERECHT: Pretty crazy, huh?
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Yeah! Man, that's a head trip. You know, I might actually make this the cover story. I'll have to bump our think-piece on Why People Shouldn't Eat Glass, but I think you've got something good here.