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Debunking the Debunking on Rendition

Suzanne Ito,
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October 26, 2007

Together, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û attorneys Ben Wizner and Steven Watt represent six plaintiffs in two cases against the CIA's practice of extraordinary rendition. So they know a thing or two about the practice.

So when they read "" by Daniel Benjamin, an article that purports to debunk myths about rendition in The Washington Post, they found some of that debunking required debunking itself. Their was published today:

Mr. Benjamin conflated "rendition to justice" - the extrajudicial transfer of terrorism suspects to countries where they face prosecution - with "extraordinary rendition," a program with precisely the opposite goal: the apprehension and transfer of terrorism suspects to secret overseas detention and interrogation facilities where, the administration maintains, the protections of U.S. and international law do not apply.

You can . To learn more about extraordinary rendition, and watch Ben interview Gavin Hood, the director of the film Rendition, go to www.aclu.org/rendition.

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