Yes, sir, that’s my blogwatch…

Annunciations: Lenten retreat with Michael Dubruiel! It’s in Indianapolis.

The Morning Retort has a great reply to my “repetitive/traditional prayer” post: “To turn their comments on their heads, I would like to claim that evangelical Christians are doing too much ‘vain repetition.'” Much more.

Woodstove/Lutheran in a Tipi on contemporary worship styles and the language of tradition.

And, via Hit & Run:

News accounts, congressional testimony and independent investigations suggest the spy agency has covertly delivered at least 18 terrorism suspects since 1998 to Egypt, Syria, Jordan and other Middle Eastern nations where, according to State Department reports, torture has been widely used on prisoners.

The actual number of CIA-run renditions, especially since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, is believed to be far higher. Officials say the CIA’s role has varied widely, from providing electronic and other covert surveillance before raids to flying blindfolded terrorism suspects from one country to another on a Gulfstream jet the agency uses.

“It’s a growth industry,” said a recently retired CIA clandestine officer who worked on several “renditions” in the Arab world. “We rendered a lot of people to Egypt, Jordan and the Saudis in particular…. Ultimately, the agency just wants these people to disappear forever.”

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