To the Next U.S. President, the Unlimited Power to Spy, Imprison and Kill
By mutual consent of those in power in Washington, all resistance to illegal surveillance, detainment and murder is now firmly in the past, and the power to use them will pass to the nation's next leader—whoever it is. By mutual consent of those in power in Washington, all resistance to illegal surveillance, detainment and murder is now firmly in the past, and the power to use them will pass to the nation's next leader—whoever it is.

Burning hashish seized in Operation Albatross, a combined operation of Afghan officials, NATO and the DEA. (DEA)
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