On AlterNet: extraordinary rendition

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Is China About to Take a Page from the U.S. Extraordinary Rendition Program and Legalize Forced Disappearances?

Allison Jackson, AFP. August 27, 2011.

Soon Chinese law may allow dissidents to be "disappeared" into secret detention facilities in cases involving "terrorism" or "national security." Sound familiar?

Mounties Probe U.S. Role in Kidnapping and Torture of Canadian Citizen

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 17, 2010.

Canada wants justice for Maher Arar, who was seized by U.S. officials and sent to Syria, where he was tortured for a year.

Obama's Tragic Guantanamo Legacy: Prosecuting a Child Soldier and Victim of U.S. Torture

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 4, 2010.

For years, a rigged judicial system has failed to prosecute Omar Khadr, just 15 when he was captured by the U.S. Why does Obama continue this miscarriage of justice?

Judge Orders Man Once Labeled "Highest-Value Detainee" Released From Gitmo

Willam Fisher, IPS News. April 13, 2010.

After nine years in captivity, including physical and psychological torture, Mohamedou Ould Salahi has been ordered released by Federal District Judge James Robertson.

The Forced Disappearance of Mustafa Setmariam Nassar

Nahal Zamani, Blog of Rights. August 5, 2009.

In 2005, a Spanish citizen of Syrian origin was detained by Pakistani agents and handed to U.S. officials. His family hasn't heard from him since.

UN Investigation on Military Contractors Begins Today

Suzanne Ito, Blog of Rights AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009.

The Working Group on the use of mercenaries will focus on questions of transparency, accountability, and human rights.

It's Wasn't Only Cheney Who Had Assassination Programs: Clinton Did It, and Obama Does It, Too

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 16, 2009.

While the current focus is on Dick Cheney's role concealing these nefarious missions, the U.S. has long had a bipartisan assassination policy.

Why is the Obama DOJ Trying So Hard to Block Torture Lawsuits?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 15, 2009.

News this weekend that Jose Padilla has the right to sue torture lawyer John Yoo is no thanks to the Obama administration.

Was Tortured CIA "Ghost Prisoner" Murdered?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. May 13, 2009.

The suspicious death of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, who was tortured into lying about an Iraq-al Qaeda connection, raises a series of troubling questions.

Architect of CIA Rendition Program: If Torture Prosecutions Go Ahead, Indict Clinton Too

Avi Lewis, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. May 1, 2009.

'I sent people to places where the president wanted them sent...we told (him)...you're going to have human rights problems and he said I don't care.'

Federal Court to Obama DOJ: 'State Secrets' Excuse is Bogus, Torture Victims' Lawsuit Can Proceed

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 28, 2009.

In a crucial defeat for the Obama administration, an ACLU lawsuit on behalf of five victims of extraordinary rendition will move forward.

'These People Fear Prosecution': Why Bush's CIA Team Should Worry About Its Dark Embrace of Torture

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 11, 2009.

The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the fallout from the Red Cross' shocking report on CIA torture and its serious legal implications.

Obama Lawyers Invoke "State Secrets" to Block Warrantless Spying Lawsuit

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 6, 2009.

It's not the first time Obama's DOJ has employed the tactic so often used by the Bush administration to block accountability for government crimes.

How the U.S. Tried to Bribe a Gitmo Prisoner into Silence

Willam Fisher, IPS News. March 25, 2009.

As a condition for his release, the U.S. government told Binyam Mohamed to plead guilty, deny torture, and not to talk to media.

Newly Released Secret Memos Provide the Blueprint for Bush's Police State

Marjorie Cohn, AlterNet. March 4, 2009.

The memos' authors, John Yoo and Jay Bybee, should be investigated, prosecuted, and disbarred.

Rendition Victim Binyam Mohamed Was Just Released from Gitmo. This is His Story

Andy Worthington, AlterNet. February 23, 2009.

"I was abducted, hauled from one country to the next, tortured in medieval ways -- all orchestrated by the U.S. government."

Rendition is a Horrible, Violent Crime in Any Form -- It Should Not Be U.S. Policy

Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. February 16, 2009.

The U.S. government should disclose the names, fate, and whereabouts of all persons rendered by the CIA since 2001.

Obama's Legal Team Copies Bush's 'State Secrets' Trick to Cover Up Torture and Renditions

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 10, 2009.

Attorneys representing the Obama administration are defending one of the most controversial practices of the Bush administration.

It's Our Responsibility as a Country to Pursue Justice for Bush Crimes

Rep. John Conyers, Jr., Huffington Post. February 2, 2009.

Naysayers warn against reckoning with the sins of the past, calling it partisan payback. I could not disagree more.

Poland Investigating Claims of CIA Secret Prison

Andrew Gilmore, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2008.

The prison was reportedly part of the U.S. government's "extraordinary rendition" (a.k.a. kidnap and torture) program.

Will Bush Officials Invoke State Secrets Privilege to Block Court Review of Arar Case?

Willam Fisher, IPS News. August 18, 2008.

Among the defendants in the lawsuit by extraordinary rendition Maher Arar are John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, and Robert Mueller.

In Stunning Move, Court Decides to Reconsider Case of Rendition Victim Maher Arar

Center for Constitutional RightsAugust 14, 2008.

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will revisit the case of the Canadian citizen who was kidnapped at JFK Airport and sent to Syria to be tortured.

In Case of Extraordinary Rendition Victim Maher Arar, U.S. Gets Away with Torture

Center for Constitutional RightsJuly 1, 2008.

Citing national security, a federal court rules that Maher Arar, who was kidnapped at JFK and sent to Syria by the U.S., had no due process rights.

Bipartisan Campaign Seeks Presidential Executive Order to Ban Torture

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 27, 2008.

A muscular group of religious, military and former government officials has created an anti-torture declaration. The names may surprise you.

Last British Gitmo Detainee Charged, Faces Death Penalty

Deirdre Jurand, Jurist Legal News and Research AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 2, 2008.

Binyam Mohamed was detained in Pakistan and allegedly tortured at the behest of the Bush Administration. He could be executed if convicted.