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

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…”

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 [...]

Extraordinary Rendition Exposed Again

Extraordinary Rendition Exposed Again
by Adel Safty
August 31, 2007
originally posted on zmag.org
Extraordinary rendition-the CIA program of sending suspects in US custody to other countries for torture- has claimed a new victim: the government of Canada. Earlier this month it was revealed that it had knowingly collaborated with the CIA to sacrifice one of its own [...]