36 Innocent...Tops!

An innocent German man grabbed by the CIA ( definitely not named Berthold Brownshirtenschitz) was tortured in Afghanistan and has set off another stink about renditions. AP is reporting:

CIA officials have said "renditions" - the capture and transfer of a suspect for interrogation - are among the best ways to deal with potential terrorists.

The CIA and other intelligence agencies have captured an estimated 3,000 people, including several key al-Qaida leaders.

One official told the (Washington) Post that about three dozen names are being investigated for what the agency calls "erroneous renditions." Others say it's fewer.

I idly wonder whether due process might have been set up over the last 1000 years for some kind of reason. When you add in that over half the people we put in Guantanamo were eventually let go, with I'm sure no lasting resentment of any kind, it might be worth suggesting some type of neutral judging guy might use some principles we've all worked out over a long time to evaluate people accused of doing bad things, so the United States of America stops running around torturing innocent people.