US rendition & torture of German citizen

Khaled El-Masri took bus to Macedonia, was wrongly arrested (mistaken ID), handed to the CIA, renditioned to Afghanistan, TORTURED for weeks, released & then DENIED justice in US courts by the Bush Administration.

3

0

!

Op-Ed: Does Torture Matter to the US?

Liberation editor Antoine de Gaudemar suggests that the Council of Europe's report on CIA activities in Europe will serve as a warning to the US and its allies that human rights violations will not be tolerated in Europe, while Liberation reporter Laurent Mauriac suggests that U …

1

0

!

Europe 'colluded with web of CIA rendition flights'

The investigation relied largely on flight logs provided by the European Union’s air traffic agency, Eurocontrol, and evidence gathered from people who said they had been abducted by US intelligence agents during the War on Terror.

2

0

!

Renditions - Europe Implicated

European governments collaborated with the United States in the "extraordinary rendition" of security suspects while two secret prisons were or are located in Eastern Europe, according to the BBC program “Newsnight”.

4

0

!

U.S. Groups Hail Censure of Washington's "Terror War"

Human rights organisations here are hailing the recommendations of the United Nations Committee Against Torture that the United States close its Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention centre, cease holding detainees in secret prisons, and stop the practice of "rendering" prisoners to cou

6

0

!

CIA 'torture' lawsuit thrown out

A US court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a German citizen who says he was kidnapped and beaten by the CIA. The judge did not rule on the truth of the allegations, but said letting the case proceed might endanger security.

6

6

!

CIA Secret Prisons Exposed

Meanwhile, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte said the prisoners in these hidden gulags will be there as long as "the war on terror continues." He added, in an April 12 Time interview: "I'm not sure I can tell you what the ultimate disposition of those detainees wi

3

0

!

US denies terror suspect torture

The UN Committee Against Torture in Geneva has 59 questions for the US, 53 of which relate to the war on terror. Officials will be asked to provide a list of all secret detention centres, nationalities and numbers of those being held and the reasons for their detention.

4

0

!

Bush impeachment calls - US checks, balances & freedoms threatened

Lying over Iraq; non-cooperation (9/11 probes); Bill of Rights violations (detention without trial, spying on citizens); obstruction of justice (Plame affair); war crimes (rendition, torture, war conspiracy ); abuse of power (ignoring 750 Congress Acts); criminal negligence (New O

7

2

!

Euro MPs damn CIA prison flights

The CIA has run more than 1,000 flights within the European Union since 2001, often transporting terror suspects for questioning overseas, MEPs have said.

8

2

!

EU inquiry confirms secret CIA flights

So much for our wonderful system of equal justice and respect for human rights. Why doesn't Bush see clearly that these kinds of activities are destroying America's morality?

9

1

!

A History of War I: The Nazi influence on CIA

(This is the first of a new series of articles about the US-led wars, interventions and secret operations after Second World War, following my series about the history and impact of modernization.)

18

11

!

Blair Envoy Reveals Plight of Iraqis Lost in Jail Maze

Iraqis arrested by coalition forces have disappeared into a 'black hole' with no records of where they are being held, Tony Blair's personal envoy on human rights has warned.

1

0

!

Below the radar: Secret flights to torture and 'disappearance'

This is the human cost of the illegal and secret practices involved in the US rendition programme -- a cost that rarely makes the headlines.

4

0

!

US 'used Djibouti' in rendition

Amnesty International has suggested that Djibouti was one of the countries where prisoners allegedly abducted and mistreated by the US were held.

3

0

!

Amnesty accuses US on rendition

Three Yemeni men allegedly abducted and mistreated by the US were probably held in eastern Europe, human rights group Amnesty International has said.

6

0

!

U.N. asked to probe U.S. terror detention

The ACLU is asking the United Nations to investigate the US government's program of holding terror suspects at secret sites abroad for interrogation.

1

0

!

U.S.: EU governments 'allowed renditions'

U.S. flights conducting renditions of terror suspects have passed through Europe with the knowledge of European governments, a senior U.S. State Department official confirmed to United Press International Friday.

1

1

!

Revealed: the terror prison US is helping build in Morocco

"The United States is helping Morocco to build a new interrogation and detention facility for Al-Qaeda suspects near its capital, Rabat, according to western intelligence sources."

4

0

!

Amnesty International Australia - European countries must do more to prevent rendition flights

0

0

!

Amnesty International posts a Q&A; on rendition and secret detentions

Resource that provides background on the practice of rendition along with some history of recent events.

2

0

!

Investigator links Europe's spy agencies to CIA flights

Europe's spy agencies worked with CIA to perform renditions without telling their governments. Anyone surprised?

0

0

!