The American right used to weave a tapestry of conspiracy, accusation, and innuendo around this picture -- federal agents taking action to return Elian Gonzales to his father in Cuba, Elian having been hijacked both as a person and a cause by anti-Castro militants in Miami. Note that in the picture, the gun is not pointed at anyone, and everyone can see everyone else. Now compare that to George Bush's latest photographed disgrace -- a US citizen, Jose Padilla, made mentally ill by his treatment in military custody, which included extreme sensory deprivation.
If this is how citizens are treated, any country thinking about extraditing non US nationals to the US for terrorism offences might want to consider the Russian rule that any trials for alleged offences overseas have to take place in the home country. Indeed, any country that facilitated prisoner renditions might want to consider whether inducing mental illness is in their definition of torture.
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