Staff / TruthdigMar 18, 2009
Growing evidence of British complicity in "unacceptable activities," including participation in U.S. torture practices, has prompted Prime Minister Gordon Brown to publish the rules that determine how U.K. intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 can interrogate suspects. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 8, 2007
Granted, the Bush administration didn't invent the practice of "extraordinary rendition," but, as PBS illustrates in an edition of "Frontline," the practice has become even more controversial and horrifying in the years since 9/11. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 28, 2007
A State Department official said the U.S. will not extradite 26 suspected CIA agents to Italy, where they are accused of carrying out "extraordinary rendition." Legal adviser John Bellinger added a veiled threat, saying further legal action in Europe would hamper "intelligence cooperation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 16, 2007
An Italian judge has decided to go forward with the first criminal trial of extraordinary rendition. Twenty-six Americans and five Italians -- including the former head of military intelligence -- have been indicted and ordered to stand trial for the abduction of an Egyptian cleric who was detained and allegedly tortured in Cairo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2007
The European Parliament has condemned 14 member states for either ignoring or assisting the U.S. policy of "extraordinary rendition." The report, which won approval by a wide margin, says the CIA carried out 1,245 flights of abducted suspects, sometimes to nations where the detainees could expect torture. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 1, 2007
Germany has issued arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents for their roles in the "extraordinary rendition" of Khaled al-Masri. Meanwhile, as public outrage in Europe over the abduction and torture of terror suspects grows more intense, court proceedings in Italy could lead to the indictment of 25 alleged CIA agents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 24, 2007
A damning report making its way through the European Union Parliament says a number of EU countries knew of CIA abductions and operations in Europe related to the practice of extraordinary rendition, including more than 1,000 covert flights over European airspace. The report also says the UK, Italy and Poland resisted the investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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