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On the Secret ‘Rendition’ of Terror Suspects to Countries Known to Use Torture

As Jesus said to render unto Caesar A portion of thy grain or of thy stock, Our policy's to render unto Caesar In hopes that he'll apply electric shock.

Calvin Trillin

March 10, 2005

As Jesus said to render unto Caesar A portion of thy grain or of thy stock, Our policy’s to render unto Caesar In hopes that he’ll apply electric shock.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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