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ACLU to Sue Over Extraordinary Renditions

Another first from the ACLU. It will sue the Government for flying detainees on Ghost Air. From the press release:

[The ACLU will bring]the first ever lawsuit to challenge the CIA's practice of abducting foreign nationals for detention and interrogation in secret overseas prisons. The plaintiff, an entirely innocent victim of "extraordinary rendition" at the hands of the CIA and who was released without ever being charged, will be present at the press conference.

The lawsuit will charge that CIA officials at the highest level violated U.S. and universal human rights laws when they authorized agents to abduct an innocent man, detain him incommunicado, beat him, drug him and transport him to a secret CIA prison in Afghanistan. The lawsuit charges that the unlawful abduction and treatment was the direct result of an illegal CIA policy known as "extraordinary rendition." The CIA continued to hold the victim in the notorious "Salt Pit" prison in Afghanistan long after his innocence was known.

The lawsuit also charges that the corporations that owned and operated the airplanes used to transport the victim are legally responsible for assisting in the violation of his civil and human rights.

Further information about the lawsuit, including background on the client, legal papers and fact sheets, will be made available at the news conference and online.

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    Re: ACLU to Sue Over Extraordinary Renditions (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:36 PM EST
    If the ACLU is going to go crazy every time we abduct someone for the purpose of torturing them, then the terrorists have already won.

    Re: ACLU to Sue Over Extraordinary Renditions (none / 0) (#2)
    by swingvote on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:36 PM EST
    I hope that they can validate their accusations. It would be a shame if this turned out to be another false claim, or if was assumed to be one because they can't prove any of it happened. If they can, more power to them.

    Re: ACLU to Sue Over Extraordinary Renditions (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:36 PM EST
    This is not at all the first case challenging extraordinary rendition. The Center for Constitutional Rights has had a cased filed for years on behalf of Maher Arar. The ACLU loves to steal the spotlight on everything they are years late in getting to: Guantanamo (too hot for them to touch for years), Extraordinary Rendition.....

    Re: ACLU to Sue Over Extraordinary Renditions (none / 0) (#4)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:36 PM EST
    Y'all watch as jimcee follows the standard wingnut response to stories about our burgeoning torture industry: No photos: Dismiss as unfounded fabrications Photos: Dismiss as fraternity hazing Photos of dead prisoners: change the subject/disappear from the thread