Short Documentary

This is a short, well made documentary about Benyam Mohammed al Habashi, who, as of 2006, was still imprisoned in Guantamo Bay. He is a British citizen.

“Whether any particular rendition is lawful would depend on the facts of each individual case.”

This article was written almost two years ago, but is a window into how the Canadian press was treating the issue of Rendition, both in relation to their own citizens and as an international issue.
Mon. Dec. 11 2006
Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Extraordinary rendition, the U.S. practice of shipping terrorism suspects to foreign prisons, may be legal [...]

“Ghost Pilots” out of North Carolina

This is a more in-depth article about the German case against the CIA. It’s from Feb. of this year, but does a good job describing Germany’s case, and how the US is, or was handling it at that time.
Originally posted Feb.19, 2007
by Bob Drogin and John Goetz
on The News Observer
Accused Pilots Traced to Johnston
CLAYTON [...]

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION IN U.S. Counterterrorism Policy: The Impact on Transatlantic Relations

This is the full transcript of a Joint Hearing conducted by the Committee on Foreign Affairs to discuss the impact of Extraordinary Rendition on US Foreign Relations. Held April 17, 2007.
Read the full transcript here

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) on CIA Detainees

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher Speaks before the Foriegn Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights. Originally broadcast on C-SPAN2

‘Renditions save lives’: Condoleezza Rice’s statement

Originally posted on December 5, 2005
by Times Online
…For decades, the United States and other countries have used “renditions” to transport terrorist suspects from the country where they were captured to their home country or to other countries where they can be questioned, held, or brought to justice.
In some situations a terrorist suspect can be extradited [...]

July 26, 2007 US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Testimony

Originally posted
by Human Rights Watch.
Extraordinary Rendition, Extraterritorial Detention, and Treatment of Detainees: Restoring Our Moral Credibility and Strengthening Our Diplomatic Standing
Testimony by Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Washington advocacy director
US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
July 26, 2007
Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing and for inviting me to testify.
When I joined the [...]

A ‘Re-defining’ Moment…

Here’s an interview with Jonathan Turley from Washington University on MSNBC. “A ‘re-defining’ moment in our history…”

President Bush and Matt Lauer Talk International Law

This was last year, five years after 9/11. Matt Lauer is questioning Bush about tactics used to gain information about terrorist threats, and whether or not these tactics fall inside of International Law.

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 [...]