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Hoagland quotes a "White House aide defending U.S. policies on Guantanamo Bay prisoners, secret renditions and warrantless eavesdropping."
This is what the aide has to say: "The powers of the presidency have been eroded and usurped to the breaking point. We are engaged in a new kind of war that cannot be fought by old methods. It can only be directed by a strong executive who alone is not subject to the conflicting pressures that legislators or judges face. The public understands and supports that unpleasant reality, whatever the media and intellectuals say."
Fascinating, huh?