Ban on Waterboarding Passes Senate

Brian Beutler, Media Consortium

The Senate just squeaked the Intelligence authorization package by on a 51-45 vote. A provision inserted into it by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) during a conference committee bans waterboarding. The president, unsurprisingly, has threatened to veto it.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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