Canadian Maher Arar’s story

This is Canadian Maher Arar’s story of extraordinary rendition, as it happened to him. He is seeking an appeal for his case against the US Government, which was previously denied due to a claim of National Security.
originally posted counterpunch.org
A Personal Account
The Horrors of Extraordinary Rendition
By MAHER ARAR
Canadian citizen Maher Arar, who is barred from entering [...]

Europe’s not happy

Once again, a state of the European Union is attempting to extradite CIA operatives for a trial, this time for the alleged kidnapping and rendition of Khalid El-Masri.
Monday, June 25, 2007
originally posted on Jurist
German prosecutors seek extradition of CIA agents in El-Masri rendition
Gabriel Haboubi at 3:59 PM ET
German prosecutors said Monday they will seek the [...]

Protests in Kenya

Originally posted on August 31, 2007
by The Jurist
Here’s a current article about protests in Kenya. Kenyan Muslims were protesting their govornment’s participation in American renditions.
Kenya Muslims protest against alleged Kenyan complicity in US rendition, torture
Gabriel Haboubi
[JURIST] Several dozen Muslims in Kenya [JURIST news archive] protested in front of the Nairobi police headquarters Thursday, saying [...]

Another Look

This is a very interesting and short article by David Ignatius from the Washington Post that highlights the distinction between rendition and torture. While these terms are sometimes used synonymously , it might serve the issue better to aproach them separately. As Mr. Ignatius says, “…the debate has tended to lump rendition and torture together.”
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