https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/01/06/the-new-word-for-today-is-rendition/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:19 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s nowhere near as evocative as last week&#8217;s &#8220;gormless,&#8221; but this &#8220;rendition&#8221; (not a Cole Porter one!) is government-speak, so we wouldn&#8217;t expect it to be. Anyway, the usage was new to me and is apparently a euphemism for sending terrorists to a &#8216;friendly&#8217; country for interrogation (often for coercive treatment beyond norms). Brother Michael defines it in an article this morning, which contains some interesting information from Michael Scheuer, the retired CIA officer who recently wrote a bestseller under the nom de plume &#8220;Anonymous.&#8221; Scheuer says the controversial &#8220;rendition&#8221; technique began not with the Bush Administration, but with Clinton.]]>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:02:20 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/01/06/the-new-word-for-today-is-rendition-n206277