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 [...]

Bob Grenier Interview

This is a link to a rare interview with Robert Grenier, after his “firing” as head of the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center. On the NPR site, you can listen to the entire interview with Mary Louise Kelly.
All Things Considered, June 28, 2006
Bob Grenier was was removed in February from his job leading the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center. [...]

“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 [...]

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

Informative Site

http://www.dkosopedia.com/
This is a fascinating site, created by an American veteran and patriot, and hosting writers such as Jimmy Carter, “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and dozens of other senators, congressmen, and governors.” Rendition is just one of the topics; this is a great site to educate yourself and get [...]

Rendition Movie, Oct.19th

New Line Cinema is releasing “Rendition” on Oct.19th, nationwide. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, Meryl Streep, and Alan Arkin, and is about an American family affected by Extraordinary Rendition. The website for the film is informative and full of interesting and useful links. Check it out at www.renditionmovie.com, and look back to [...]

Bill O’Reilly Weighs In on Torture

Bill O’Reilly on the “torture” debate:

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…”